Originally Posted by
fallujahff
Stay at your job. Finish your PPL. Get your IFR, commercial, instructor and revisit this question when you are done.
I would think, for you-buy a plane-take that wonderful wife flying on the weekend someplace nice and continue to love flying. You could instruct on the side.
THIS! Absolutely stay at your current job and get your ratings on the side. If you decide it's for you after getting your CFI, teach on the weekends or something and after enough time or networking, you might be able to get a nice corporate gig.
If you want to have a crack at the airlines, make sure your family is prepared to have you gone about 80% of the month (if you commute to base on reserve) and you'll need to be prepared to make $20,000/yr or less your first year with only a small raise yearly after that until you upgrade to captain.