You have probably heard of the admonition for gamblers to only play with money they can afford to lose. This is usually followed up with "don't gamble with your rent money", "don't gamble with a credit card" and "don't gamble with your child's college tuition". While these seem like no-brainers to most of us, anyone who is in the throes of gambling addiction will certainly need to hear these warnings time and again. And just because some of us would not go so far as to gamble our child's college tuition, that does not mean some of us would not go so far as say, gambling away a portion of our vacation savings. The phrase "gambling with money you can afford to lose" comes with a very fine line since "afford" is a relative word. A more succinct admonition is "don't gamble with money you have previously designated to go towards something else". Whether it be your vacation fund, money for a new lawn mower or a donation to public radio, tapping into money not initially meant for the online casino can lead to the early phases of gambling addiction. Rather, next time you plan out your monthly budget (we all should do this), determine how much you can set aside each week towards your betting bankroll, while still being reasonable about setting funds aside toward other things you need to save for. Depending on how much you can realistically portion out to your bankroll, you may have enough to gamble once a day, once a week, once a month or maybe even once every two months. In hand with this, determine what stake sizes are accommodating to this bankroll, and whether certain games are more conducive to it than others. For instance, if you can only afford to gamble $25 a week, you may want to stretch out your gambling entertainment by playing low stakes video poker, slots and maybe an occasional hand of blackjack.