I have been following this with some sincere amusement.
I wonder how many others in this discussion
are over 40 (under 50 !), who have a wife, kids and mortgage.
Personally, with just over 700 hrs and CPL,
wife, child and mortgage, I have stopped "yearning" and I have resolved to part-time
instructing until instructor pay becomes
decent enough to leave my day job (still holding breath.....)
Happy days to all of you.