My sister has a Ph.D in psychology and hit a dead end in her field. Long story short, she only teaches a few classes and makes barely any money. She could have swallowed her pride and started working in some other job where she made much more money...like waiting tables in a fine restaurant, for example.

I told her I’d be a stripper before I allowed myself to earn barely anything and deprive my kids due to pride.

I’m not saying give up your field. I’m just saying, there’s no shame in doing something else, even if that seems beneath you, to make a lot of money, if that’s what you want.