Quote Originally Posted by TonyB73
The other thing I've done is finally made it back to positive territory at 50NL. Its taken almost a year and 130K or so hands, but I'm there.

Therefore, I have decided to move up when my roll reaches $5K, and I have a winrate of at least 4bb/100 over my last 50K hands at 50NL. I figure that should give me enough confidence and a big enough bankroll buffer to really take a good shot.

Cheers!
nice work on beating 50nl. The winrate/duration thing is about more than merely bankroll and confidence - it also means that you have the game to succeed at the next stakes.