I instruct in the west country and we have a very switched on staff member who completed his ppl in South Africa but at a guess to convert,ie for a school to let him fly here he has spent nigh on £1000.
Their simply is not a way of getting good flight training on the cheap,i tried it and now have the bills to prove otherwise.
The other thing to consider is what any interview board might think,imagine i get a jet job 6-12 months before yourself earning 35k any saving thats been made is quickly swallowed up.
I've flown in Florida and that was a great experience,to be treated like a customer on arrival was,well refreshing so we have lots to learn here but the landscape,history and variety of airfields makes it one of the nicest,most interesting places to fly.And remember it's YOUR airspace over YOU house!