Speaking as someone who's been a professional game maker for 20+ years, there really is no "big money" in games, whether retail or indie.
Well said. Yeah, agreed. I did business software for 9 years and turned over nearly £2,000,000.
Let me just second that. Even if you're just 9-5ing it, it's ridiculous how much money you can make developing business applications. Most companies are so desperate for manpower, you don't even have to be a competent programmer anymore. I mean it helps, but it's not a prerequisite.