But Ong, you have already climbed and beat those stakes, and are concidered a winner at those levels. Aggressive BRM is not a huge issue if you have a plan and know you can beat the lower stakes from past experience. Sure $25NL is not anything huge compared to $5NL, but the spread of fish vs crappy taggs and the patience you need to take their money is a learned experience. OP needs to show us his stats that he can beat any stakes below $25NL's for a significant sample before I would give him permission to deposit that much.

Also, if you can beat $25nl for anything decent then $5nl and $10nl shouldn't take more than a month or two to grind a roll with considerable less risk