As an aspiring professional aviator who has till present self-funded their training I can honestly say it is much easier said then done. I don't come from the most financially secure background, as my mother was/is a single parent all throughout my childhood and did the best she could to put money away for my education. Then 2008 came, and as we all know many people lost their jobs (my mother being one of them). The money my mother saved for my education since my birth had to be used for other purposes such as paying the mortgage, etc. I started my flight training at my local airport back in January of 2017 and just over three years later I just now have 40.5 hours of flight time towards my ppl. I have worked as a truck driver since early 2018 to help towards my training which has helped some, but when you are out on the road weeks on end it is next to impossible to remain consistent with your training. If you don't make at least 80k or more a year flight training is out of your league financially unless you are able to fund it otherwise.