Every now and again I contribute on one of these threads. Usually, somebody asks a usual 'how to become a pilot / am I too old' type questions and 99% of the replies say 'Go for it' etc etc. I'm usually the sole voice saying not to do it.
Still, people keep going for it inspite of the reasons not too. I'm going to stick my neck out here and reverse my usual view and say if you really, really have to be a pilot, then now / near future is likely to be a good time to train. But whatever you do, don't pay up front, however tempting the deal.
CPB