Hello all: I know this is an old thread but I wanted to thank everyone for the posts on here. I have been in the IT field for 11 years now and I have had flying in my blood since I was a kid. I can remember flying in my fathers airplanes when I was real young.
Anyhow I have a good paying job and I support a family, but I hate my job and I would love to fly professionally. The things holding me back are the fear of the F word and the pay, but I also am reminded that the pay may be good where I am at but I hate the job.
I also remind myself that the pay sucked when I first started the IT world too.

Well I am 36 know and two young kids and a wonderful wife that reminds me that we will survive anything that can be dished out (including scraping for sometime).
Thanks all.
Terry