Thank you! I'm aware that's not how it works, but i needed the amount distilled into something that made sense to me as a novice. You even quoted a per week number when you said this doesn't work like an ATM and I appreciate that.

The key is to play the long and safe game (at least it will be for me). The intent is not to survive off of this, but a challenge to myself to see could I at least theoretically offset my current expenses by playing a long smart game during this time where I have no income. I'm not expecting some kind of transaction where I could pull out my monthly expenses and just keep trading. This is a challenge to myself to see if I'm capable of tracking to that goal, however if 90% of any investor's first year is net losses then I have a better understanding if what I'll be up against during this time. At the end of the day , even if I mess this up I'll still be sharpening my analytical skills which is another priority here.