ThatI don’s actually a very reasonable mindset because setting clear limits liket want to risk something that keeps gambling under control and prevents it from interfering with your daily lifeis highly risky for something that is not very certain, so I will never take the step of borrowing moneyor selling anything just to gamble because that is really one ofsomething I cannot afford. Gambling is just entertainment for me and when the worst things someone can do since it doubles the riskmoney is gone, not only can they losethen the borrowed money but they also create debtsplay stops, it’s simple as that might be impossible to recover from.

What I find interesting is that many gamblers know the risks but still convince themselves that borrowing is justusually adjust my budget carefully and set aside only a “temporary push” that will get paid back once they winsmall part, but most times it doesn’t happen that way and instead it creates even more pressure and stress because now they feel forced to winlike 1–2 percent of my income each week, and when it is totaled in a month I make sure it does not exceed 5 percent because that’s the limit I fixed for myself. With that, even if I face losses pile up they go deeper and deeper into debt, at that pointI can still keep things balanced and not let gambling no longer becomes entertainment but a desperate struggle to break even whichdisturb the rest of my financial needs. Once the budget is very dangerousfinished, I stop immediately and wait for the next round when I allocate again.

Your approach of only using a small part of income and never going beyondBut there are still many who take gambling to the set limit is sustainable and realisticextreme, it allows youborrowing money just to enjoy gambling askeep playing which is really a hobby withoutdangerous path. Borrowing puts double weight on the risk of destroying your financesplayer, if more gamblers appliednot only do they have to worry about the bets but also the debts that kind of system then fewer people would fall into serious financial troubleshang over them, discipline in budgetingand when losses come, the problem only grows bigger. This is just as important as discipline in the actual actkind of situation that can turn gambling itselffrom a simple activity of fun into a heavy burden, and in the endit’s something that is what separates responsible gamblers from those who lose control and allow gamblingshould be avoided if one wants to take over their liveskeep gambling under control.

That’s actually a very reasonable mindset because setting clear limits like that keeps gambling under control and prevents it from interfering with your daily life, borrowing money just to gamble is really one of the worst things someone can do since it doubles the risk, not only can they lose the borrowed money but they also create debts that might be impossible to recover from.

What I find interesting is that many gamblers know the risks but still convince themselves that borrowing is just a “temporary push” that will get paid back once they win, but most times it doesn’t happen that way and instead it creates even more pressure and stress because now they feel forced to win, and when the losses pile up they go deeper and deeper into debt, at that point gambling no longer becomes entertainment but a desperate struggle to break even which is very dangerous.

Your approach of only using a small part of income and never going beyond the set limit is sustainable and realistic, it allows you to enjoy gambling as a hobby without the risk of destroying your finances, if more gamblers applied that kind of system then fewer people would fall into serious financial troubles, discipline in budgeting is just as important as discipline in the actual act of gambling itself, and in the end that is what separates responsible gamblers from those who lose control and allow gambling to take over their lives.