All the world knows that all a type rating does is flash a big blobby Breitling around the interview room. How about 'investing' the money for a vacuous type rating in a degree course in something cerebral such as Aeronautical Engineering or Hydrodyamics in Ship Hull Design?
That sort of thing demonstrates capability, fortitude, dedication to one's career pathway and generally impresses selection boards. It also stimulates the brain and delays the onset of Alzheimers which, by the sound of it all, is as long as you might have to wait for a simple type rating to be of any significant benefit to you.