I chose not to get my CFI for a couple reasons. The most important being that I think I would be a lousy teacher. Also, because I found a job at a 135 operator (which turned out to be a big waste of time.) After being told I would take a 25% paycut to my barely above food stamp wages, and that I would need to sign a contract (which I refused to do), I was fired. Now I'm sitting here with 500tt/400multi/300 turbine and no CFI. I think I'm just gonna cut my losses in this industry. Flying is my passion, I definitely have the bug. But you get to a point where you need a decent paycheck and job security, and I can't see that in my future in aviation. I applied to nursing school today...