Let Your Bankroll Be Your Guide

During one of Walt Disney's more iconic films, a cartoon character sang about the wonders of letting your conscious be your guide. Well most poker players don't have the sort of consciousness that would give Jiminy Cricket a warm, fuzzy feelings in the cockles of his little insect heart. So if the conscious cannot be the guide, how can a player objectively gauge their progress? The answer to this question is their bankroll can be their guide. There are some general rules of thumb that will help you judge whether or not your game is where it should be, or if you are playing at the correct limit level.