Financial Assistance Options

[rickyrhodesii]

What option(s) do you use (or did you use) to finance your training at FlightSafety...

Student loans?
VA Benefits?
Scholarships?
Personal Funds?

If you don't mind, please explain! Thanks...

[JEP]

Originally Posted by rickyrhodesii

What option(s) do you use (or did you use) to finance your training at FlightSafety...

Student loans?
VA Benefits?
Scholarships?
Personal Funds?

If you don't mind, please explain! Thanks...

/edit......I clicked this from the "what's happening" section and didn't even notice it was for Flight Safety...My bad....I guess witht he price at FS you amost need some type of assistance so it may not apply. In general I would avoid the loans if it all possible, but in this case it may be different................/end edit

I know there will be people that sat, "Yea, Ill be o.k. I can take out loans...." but let me try to be a voice of reason. Save as much cash as possible and avoid the loans if at all possible. It may sound cliched or corny, whatever, but I went the loan route and now guess what...I am barely flying enough to stay IFR current. It really makes it tough to make a loan payment and then turn and pay to fly and stay current. I am glad to have my IFR ticket, but looking back, I wish I'd have saved a little more and had less to do with the loans....

That dang hindsight always seems to be 20/20.