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People who say to do what you love (and claim to enjoy wealth and success due to that) dont seem to realize that they are in that spot because they have the good fortune to have a passion for something that pays well.
A friend has an undergrad degree in archaeology, but had no interest in teaching. Needless to say, without following the teaching path (which needs post-grad credentials), the jobs were non-existent.
Now he makes a surprisingly good living selling industrial HVAC stuff. Takes the money, and goes on trips to Egypt & South America to visit these sites and indulge his passion, as a hobby. Now, instead of wasting those 4 years, he wishes he'd started his "real job" sooner, and just taken some classes after hours for his own personal interest, to get more out of his trips abroad. When he thinks about what he makes, and realizes the true opportunity cost of those 4 years of fulltime schooling, he craps his pants.
If your passion happens to be electrical engineering or something, then yes, more education is good for YOU, but it's a fallacy to then assume that more costly education will always pay for itself, regardless of the field.
My advice: get more insight into the field via volunteering or something before considering pulling the plug on your current job, especially in this economy.
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