I think it's all dependent upon how much you are risking per bet as a percentage of your total budget. Me personally, I try to limit myself to no more than 5 plays on a given day. Typically, those 5 plays add up to roughly 1/10 of my established budget for the season. It would take a REALLY bad strings of days/weeks to be depleted. If you step outside of that, things can get ugly really quick. Been there, done that...