8. "There are plenty of Starving artists" In response to In response to 7
>My >mother is always telling me >do what you love and >money will come.
If you mean decent money, ie you can live by yourself, own and insure a car, and still have pocket money after your bills are paid off, then no.
There are lots and lots of folks out there who do stuff they love, who aren't rewarded financially for it. Those couple of folks on Oprah, do not represent the majority.