AussieB, I wasn't having a go at ya mate, quite the opposite. If only you knew just how short a time has elapsed since
my first real break in the industry......
I didn't say... save your$$ for when you are around 500hrs, what I meant was spend it as wisely as you could at this stage. I'm not into throwing $$ away either, but I fall just short of the insurance requirements on one of the twins my company operates at the moment (multi PIC hours), so I cannot fly it by myself yet.
I've been incredibly lucky, but a lot of it I've had to make for myself, but I've also had/have a boss that believes in me and pushed me a bit when I needed it, too.
Regards,
OpsN.