Just to add context for any other wannabees finding this thread.
I went to a "cheap" modular school in the UK and sought an even cheaper IR abroad. 7 years total from PPL to fATPL and everything completed for approx £55K with zero debt.
Worked those 7 years within the industry and was offered a jet type rating (3 year bond) shortly after finishing training.
I'm meeting guys on the line, around the same age as me, who went to Oxford/CTC and still have around £80K to pay back to their bank/parents. Yet we fly the same jet for the same salary!