Yes, but only with no debt and have a backup plan. My life is better as an airline pilot than it ever was in my prior life, but... I had/still have a very supportive wife who is in the airline business, our kids were all grown, I already had every rating I needed, which I had earned over a period of years and paid for as I went, we had no debt except for a very modest, almost paid for house, we had/have money in the bank, and I had a very good backup plan. We can live on my income only, and I have never had more time off in my life.