Did the pay really matter to you?

Follow your passion and you will figure out how to cover your needs. You will be much happier. I love what I do and I enjoy going to work. Here is a great video from Simon Sinek. Skip the ad and fast forward to 50 seconds into the video. Good luck! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNiKmZ__yZY

The pay was part of it, but I wanted to do something I liked, too - travel or travel-related. So that was my first goal. I needed enough money to pay rent/food/etc. but being able to work in a travel field was more important than making lots of money. So, I started at an airline in telephone reservations and worked my way up. It paid off!