There better be something for us thirtysomething guys looking from the outside and waiting for the right moment to jump back in!! I'm 33 right now, have a good gig with the State Dept. working at the Lima, Peru embassy, with many perks (free housing, differential pay, supplemental computer-certified pay, 401K, etc etc), but don't think for one second that I would not give all that up to fly for a living, even if the first years are rough economically. I just don't think there's anything else I would love doing every day . . . I have found that working as a CFI so flying bigger gear would be just as rewarding if not more.
Like many people have said here, mid-thirties is not a bad age to start living your dream.
Like many people have said here, mid-thirties is not a bad age to start living your dream.