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Hello guys,

(Please excuse my english skills, been a while since I last had to write in proper english :P)
I do realize this is a very recurrent topic, but still I had to ask :D

I am currently an undergrad 19 yr old single student at Brazil, studying at the top research university in my country, working full time during my studies, in order to pay/help paying my bills.
I have relatives living on Canada and I plan to move to Canada at the end of my studies, but I am having second thoughts on WHEN I should effectively END my studies here...

I've always been so sure about working at the industry until my older days, mostly because of my parents and siblings influence. However, lately, I've been thinking and having second thoughts about this, mostly because I'm getting closer to my uni professors.
Here in Brazil, most uni professors are teachers and researchers at the same time, and, because of that, they have a pretty flexible schedule, mostly no pressure from their "managers"; a pretty good weekday life, compared to the one I saw my parents have.

So, I have been thinking, when I get older and want to have a family and all that kind of stuff, I am pretty sure I would like to have an professor-kind-of-life... And after lots of thoughts, I'm sure I want to get a Master's and a PhD so I can be able to pursue that Professor job (also, I'm pretty aware of the challenges of an researcher life and I'm sure I would enjoy it).

My main dilemma lies on whether I should do the full chain of studies while I'm young or if I'm better off spending my time on Masters, working on the industry and (hopefuly) getting loads of money (I enjoy it aswell) and getting my PhD later, on my 30's.

Anyone has experienced this? What are your guys thoughts on my situation?
Thanks in advance!