That's what I am grappling with...I would absolutely love being a pilot, but there are other things I would like doing as well, so I can always fly for fun. I would have serious trouble taking that much of a pay cut to fly (if the 10K figure is accurate...I make three times that in an entry-level job right now...I can't imagine regressing to that level of pay).

For me the stakes seem high because the money I saved can provide the flight training or a Masters degree in another field that I also find interesting. I am just having trouble choosing which direction to go...I am going to have to do some soul-searching over the next couple of months.