Everybody does what they want in life. Some people want to be cops others want to be firefighters. It just depends on the person and what they want. I like aviation and sadly it does not pay well. What can I do? I can either go and do something else or I can stick to it knowing the risks. To me money is important, but even more important is the thought of doing something I like. I’m going to study Finances/Accounting and do that on the side; yes you can make fun of me, and say that I’m working two jobs to keep the dream alive. In the end we all reach an old age in which we which we had done this and that. I feel aviation is something I want to do. Thanks to this forum I will enter aviation knowing the risks and better informed. I still have about 3 years of college left and time to plan out my future. My career can be done on the go, and the free travel will only benefit when dealing with clients who are all over the place. Have you seen most doctors, they hate their jobs but love their BMW’s. I want to love my job and hate my corolla. LOL. Anyways I’m really planning my future out. One thing I consider to be really important for pilots is having that second degree active and handy it will help in case of furloughs or just if your short on money.