Spot on. I'm 22 so the age thing for me is not a problem but the funding side of it is. I've toyed with the idea of getting a dull listless office job and flying for a hobby but it's just not the same. I was going to join the RAF in a ground branch but figured I just won't be able to take dealing daily with people doing the job that i've wanted to do evere since I can remember. For me, there is nothing else I want to do. It's that simple, and as such I have to make every sacrifice I can to do it.
Don't give it up because as many have said, you will regret it for ever.
See you on the flightdeck.
Best of luck.