I manage a 24 year old earning in excess of $70k-plus car and phone all for selling cars (prestige mind you) 5 days a week and he has no degree or HSC.
He states he would love to fly, but it is not worth the effort vs the reward. (Keg, you are spot on in regards to your coments !).
The only reason I am pursuing a flying career is I look skywards every day and cannot help being excited by piloting an aircraft
. I will have to take a substantial pay cut (in excess of $50k) just to fullfill the dream.