I recently ran into this same problem, I didn't run out of money for necessities like food and the like, but I was spending like $700 a week at MPs and it was getting ridiculous, my entire visa bill was simply MP charges. I even had my credit limit raised so I could go more before I had to pay it off. Now that I have a grip on things again, I've decided to take a hiatus for an indefinite period of time and cut down on the # of visits to once a week at most when I start going again. It wasn't the amount of money I was spending that bothered me, just the fact that I started looking at what else I could have spent that money on and thats when I realized I had a problem. The first few days are the toughest, bruce, once you get through those you'll find its easier.