Didn't grow up poor, still in it for the money. Every other benefit that comes with it ( highly flexible workibg hours, intelectually teasing tasks) are just bonuses on top. Can't remember I ever wrote a line of code that hasn't been paid for (except whilst studying)

The one thing that pushed me to follow this path was a joy for pc gaming, an enthusiastic teacher and income per profession rankings showing that computer science pays quite well.