you don't sound like the standard penniless PPL So, next Q is: what's your budget?
Not sure I could be classified as well off, but I do now have £15k sitting burning a hole in my bank account, so guess that could be called my budget... ! Not enough to go buying complex singles but enough I would have thought to get my flying up to a reasonable level so I can go places. Not looking at this as a means to go boring holes in the sky....would rather use it to go places, but am realistic enough to see I would need more than a basic PPL for that.
Always difficult to say how much is available to spend on a day to day basis when you run your own business but if it carries on in a similar vein there should be a minimum of £5000 a year to devote to flying without any protest from home!