'Forky' yr old school mate like me unlike the youngin's these days they want it all & want it now on the 'never never' too I might add!:-)
I got what I wanted the loooong way round, I worked 3 jobs one being a tradie where I did work after hrs also for cash & the other refueling & odd building work. Took me 10 yrs b4 I got a job flying (freelance) & by then I had two houses, 2 kids & enuf 'toy's to make my life comfy.
Wasn't easy but I owed zip at the end of my flying qual's:-) It's doable thru sheer hard work:-)
'Shifty' it's 'my wife & I' not me & my wife, sorry one hears/sees that so much these days from the young whipper snappers & I also wonder what the teachers education level is like
If you want to keep yr training costs down look at options re where you learn, Pearsons are very expensive.
Wmk2