Sroggs, I agree completely - I probably didn't make my thought process very clear in my first post.
The fact is that the salary, certainly in the early years, is barely enough to "put a roof over our heads" as you put it. We all have a list of priorities, and money will be on that list, somewhere, for all of us. What I'm trying to say is that if money is near the top of that list, then aviation probably isn't the right career for you - not because you lack enthusiasm for the machinary, but because the career will not be able to deliver enough cash to keep anyone happy if that's one of their main aims.
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