Originally Posted by
RHSandLovingIt
Best advice I can offer (as I'm in no way qualified to comment on costs of EASA/FAA licence acquisition):
As with any budget, make sure you include some "sanity money"... even if it is only $5/week, just have something that you can "waste" on frivolous stuff every now and then.
You don't want to end up obsessing over every last penny if you're made the numbers too tight!