[dc_publius]

How long have you been playing seriously and putting in the hours? Sounds like you think that poker is a way to print easy money since you're on a heater and on top of the world atm. But most long time grinders seem to disagree and talk what a pain in the ass it is and how the lifestyle sucks (sitting on your a** for many hours with no human interaction, developing bad eating/no exercise habits, etc.)

People think that a 'regular job' is a grind. But it isn't. If you find the material interesting, it will probably be a grind for entry level kids, but it becomes more challenging and intellectually stimulating and once you really move up, it's really like running your own business in the sense that you will be dealing with clients and cutting business deals for your company.

Do your best in your job first, poker will always be there as a backup. If you hate your job in 4 years, you can always switch, but at that point you will have a ton of cash and investments that will give you ultimate flexibility to do whatever.