Own and run my own small business. Only play poker as a hobby/rec player. I play both cash and longer blind level(10+ min) MTT's.
I personally schedule my MTT's for weekends when I have the time. That's when the vast majority play and that's when the GTD's are the biggest. I schedule my hand review study time to Mondays and Tuesdays. The rest week when I wanna play and have free time I'll double table full-cash. This is a great schedule for playing
online poker if one can make it work for them.
Poker's been a nice little side hustle for me over the last 20 years. It's helped pay for a number of things I would never have owned or brought otherwise. Has paid for a few vacations for me and the wife. Has helped me pay off car loans/loans in general off.
Cheers!!!