travis73
I became interested in becoming a pilot because of the prestige, money and lucrative life a pilot lives.
I think you are a little out of date here. There are hundereds of thousands of professional aviators worldwide and the vast majority of them do not have the "gold-plated" lifestyle you seek.
Most of us thoroughly enjoy our jobs and a few are well rewarded but don't go asuming the high salaries of the past will continue into the future........