Basic Pot Odds Questions - Please Help a New Guy

The first poster was definitely right but (maybe I'm reading this wrong) I think your own question kind of confuses something that needs to be cleared up.

You asked "do you include your bet in the pot figure? For instance, if the pot sits at $50, the bet to you is $10, and you intend to call (and close betting for the round), are the pot odds 5 to 1 or 6 to 1? In this case your additional $10 brings the pot up to $60."

It's not YOUR bet that is bringing the pot up to 60 but the uncalled bet that you have YET to call is bringing it up to 60. Does that make sense?

Like you said, if the pot is $50 and there's a $10 bet, the pot is essentially $60 (your additional $10 would make it $70, see?).

The $10 you have not yet put in doesn't count.