All those people with their statistics, but either they've never traded for real, or not been where the OP (and myself) are. If you think you can scale up that fast and quickly, it's a big mistake. Not every month is going to be as profitable as the previous one, and when things go bad it can go bad very quickly if you scale up that fast. Meanwhile I'm still open for people who think they can help me out somehow... :/
Don't even think of trading cash until your house is in order. 1. Get out of debt. 2. Put a year of emergency living money in the bank, including all expenses. 3. Put a year of food in storage, including weapons to protect it. 4. If you cannot accomplish the above, or cannot wait for the above, do not trade PERIOD. 5. Continue sim trading your box. Likely, you will see it break, and will need to fix it. This is good for you, as it will break again in the future. But keep sim trading, or you will lose track of the market and how it affects your box. 6. After the above reserves are in place, build your trading account to twice the level your research tells you are needed with past drawdowns in mind, the lowest low taking no more than 25% of your account. Remember I said build it to double. Then, trade small, as in ONE. I don't care if it is profitable at one. Trade at one, then two, then three, etc. If you are considering trading your box to get out of debt or to feed yourself, emotions are against you, and you are betting against yourself.