Don't give up!
I started a 30 (1996), part-time study and flying; gave up v.lucrative career (law) in 1998 to commit full-time to Navs & Techs, Hour building and CPL/IR. Finnished 1999: unemployed for 2 years, but persevered w. applications etc. Today, I have been with a regional airline, jet type-rated, for two years (employed with 300 hrs). So the plain and simple fact is it will be hard but IT WILL HAPPEN!
Good luck!