People are always asking, if I don't pay, then what else can I do? The answer is simple, apply only to companies you would like to work for who don't have the ridiculous requirement of being already type rated!
So many people say that SSTR's are the reality, and we just have to accept it. Well we don't because there are still decent airlines out there - I have recently been assessed by BACX, Flybe, Thomsonfly and Cityjet, all of whom asked to interview me despite me not being type rated, and I'm sure there are many others out there.
Ok, you might say, I applied to those companies and wasn't successful. Well in that case take the advice of the previous couple of posters and work your way up in the industry, taking things one step at a time rather than feeling the need to be in the RHS of a jet yesterday....