I have to agree with rickair, I want to become a pilot myself and I'm not doing it for the money I can make at high seniority positions at airlines. I'm becoming a pilot because I love flying and I love the sensation of being "on top of the world" so to speak.
My guidance counselor told me something, that if I wasn't so hardcore on being a pilot I could be a something else and doing flying as a hobby. So you could always be a dentist and after your start raking in the $$$ you can buy a Cessna or a Piper and live out your dream of being a pilot.