In
canada if you're single you need to make 60k+/yr to have decent standard of living/quality of life.
I'd personally also want 4-5 years of living expenses saved up before even thinking about not having a job and playing poker full time for an income. So that's no less then $240,000 CDN.
^Playing poker at this level isn't easy never mind having an extra $240,000 to do it with. Plus majority of people couldn't handle the stress of it all.
Also worth mentioning the tax law wording is kinda murky in my opinion for Canadians. Based on that wording I think after 5-10 years of showing profits the taxman is gonna come looking for his share so I better have a very good CPA or have the money put away to pay taxes. That means making more than 60k/yr...how much no idea.
Conclusion: There's many easier and less stressful ways to make 60k/yr.
Cheers!!!
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