Johno 247, Have only read a few of your posts on HC & think you still have some learning to do. Still March even a blind cat would have lived in luxury. You need another source of passive income i.e. property rents, may be dividend income (requires a large amount of capital & still drawing income from effectively the same source), small business cashflow for the years when things done work out. If you take a more short/medium term view on stocks you will not only be able to keep your casual job but you will make more than day trading. Use evenings for research then only need limited monitoring during the day. Remember everyone wants to be full time but most just don't make it past 5 years. I am full time & have been for 20 years but I am not dependant on shares for my income (plenty of property rents acquired through diverting share profits into cashflow properties), so it is lots of long hours of reading that I really enjoy. Also can be away from the screen for a few days if need be, due to the style & method of trading/investing I do. Surprisingly just about everytime I take a short holiday, I make good money. It is great to check the screen after a few days & see your shares have not only survived without the constant flicking through various watchlists & market depths during the day! Whilst I am not encouraging you to give up your current source of income, I can say full time traders/investors normally are more focused & disciplined when they go full time. Also great occasionally to attend company presentations & meet CEOs etc that you wouldn't have done if working full time. Regards Buffett
