[snowbank]

I keep thinking that if I had some decent car it would change things. Do you guys think this would change girls perspective of me playing poker?

This is not a good idea. Don't buy things to impress people. Do things with your money because you want to, not because it will make people think you are cool or rich. You may be happy for the moments when people are like, "wow, awesome car, did you pay for that with your poker winnings." And it will feel great to be like, "well ya, I did." I wouldn't pay $30-$50K for that feeling though. Save it for your future, investments, etc... If buying a car is what you want to do, by all means go for it, but if you are buying it just so people can see you in it, you will have buyer's remorse down the road, I can guarantee it.

The thing that most annoys me is when friends/family ask you to do something and you tell them you are "working", and they say, "you can play poker anytime, come help me with this", or "let's go do this."

I know exactly where you are coming from. I was in the store the other day with my sister. We see a lady who is/was very active with our high school. She is also a parent of a girl my age I went to school with. She asks what I am doing, and I say playing poker. She looks at me kind of funny, and says okay, but what are you doing for a job. I say, "Poker, I play full-time." I think she might have asked if I got my degree or something, I can't really remember the whole convo. Anyways, she just makes a joke about her kids play a little poker too(they are much younger) She says something along the lines of, "you kids all like to gamble huh?" Then she asks me if I'm going to start looking for a job. Basically, she went away acting as if I would be better off being a garbage man or something.

People won't understand that you can do well playing poker. These are the people we make our money from.

Don't worry about what others think.