Skyhigh,
If you are so happy being out of the business why do you consistently get on here and try to discourage people from pursuing this career?

I LOVE to fly, I have worked many other jobs including one as a nurse and I can't imagine doing anything else besides flying and truly being happy going to work every day. If you have the motivation, the funds (or another career) to pursue it, you should. And I was raised in a trailer park with a single mother who never made more than $30K a year in her life. I didn't have it just handed to me. I believe there are too many people that are not happy in life....there is no reason for people to NOT pursue something they love. Life is too short. You just have to be smart about it, work your a$$ off (which is something people today just DO NOT want to do....they want instant gratification) and make sure you have a back up plan.