Well I left my professional life just about 5 years ago and now work part-time in my own very modest business so I can cultivate an air of mystery as to how I afford it
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The truth is as follows -
Previous hard work and saving
No kids
No pets
A tiny house
Doing without fripperies
Without doubt, some good luck
And my OH has always supported my hair brained schemes so no objections from him about me lashing money around.
Also, listening to my Dad's favourite mantra, "You can't take it with you.", was the final incentive.
Yes, I've started on the books. I actually started the reading before deciding to take lessons! I wanted the mental stimulation, loved aviation, loved physics, had enough basic knowledge of engines etc to enjoy the tech stuff, happy to soak up law and Ops as a bit of a throw back to prev work, so I thought it would be an excellent subject to tackle.
Then friends said I should take lessons because I'd gone on endlessly about my experience flight (a slightly unusual one)
The rest is history....!
Why did you take the plunge, @editmonkey ?