Joe/Hannah,
My advice... go to your local University. Live at home, work part-time. Use all of the cheap credit available as a student to fund your flying while studying for a
decent,
relevant degree which will help you pay for your CPL & IR after you graduate and give you a decent job if you finish your training in a downturn.
Fly at least once month,
never lose currency and slowly build up your hours over the years. You've got bags of time. Try and get your hands on as much free flying as possible - GAPAN, Air League, etc.
PM me if you like.
I fly into Sleap a lot. Might have even seen you around!