I did not see anything mentioned before, but if you can afford the full course at present...
DO NOT PAY UPFRONT
Do the old trick with credit cards and use the interest free period to your advantage, and leave the money in a high interest account for as long as possible...
Get speaking with folk at the airfield and find out what groups operate etc. LAA types will possibly let you fly for two to three hours or more for the same as a single lesson!