I think that it is easier when you do have a target. For example sometime ago the bank called me telling that the overdraft is due (I changed job and being paid not anymore at that bank) and this is bad if you don't pay because the central authority won't give you any credit or mortgage for the house if you want to apply for it. This made me think and I made a bold move, I said to myself I am trying the shit out of the game I always lose but only this time doing buy bonuses of 20 dollars each and I had only 184 dollars so 9 buy bonuses in total if everything would have gone wrong. Luckily it worked out as the game paid about 1524 dollars through these bonuses and I immediately quit as soon as I reach that amount, directly withdrew and paid the overdraft of 1000 dollars and I am a free man since then . Still though as my advice don't try this if you are not ready to face the consequences, meaning don't cry if you lose it all following the same game play as I did. I surely won't do it again, it just worked out once.
You where actually lucky that things went your way . Yeah is good to have target , like alot of folks have this mindset that this is the amount of money am planning to make in gambling, but one thing is for sure is not encouraging to take gambling as a source of income because it ain't a reliable one . Because you can either win or lose , and is not everyone with target that do keep to it some wasn't able to hit their target , while some where able but endup losing everything, while some where lucky to win a life changing jackpot and stopped instantly without greed getting the best of them and stuff.