"I quit college to travel for 2 years and played online poker as a means of income." Wow--online poker! I couldn't imagine the worry factor, but I'm not a gambler. When I look back on my life, the only real money I made was doing something risky. Right now, you made me realize I need to add more risk to my life.
Online poker is (or was) pretty low risk -- you play a bunch of tables, play reasonably, there are betting limits, and you reliably win money from people that are bad at it. It's really just a grind. Of course, that's not the only way to play it.
