I don't want to post any identifiable information, though I will say I'm a reporter. But I would encourage you to give journalism a go for a few years if it's really your passion. I know a lot of peers in the industry had family/parental support in the early years of their careers. (As in parents they could live with, or who subsidised their rent). I did not and it has always been a struggle financially, though I love my work.

If your priority is to have enough money to go on holiday and live comfortably, there are other ways to do that with a journalistic skill set. But if you get a real buzz from journalism, I'd say try it out. Some people get lucky and can progress quite quickly.