Same as everyone else, get a job (preferably at an FBO) work hard fly anything you can. Get a commercial fast as you can. Fly anything you can. Get a CFI teach others to fly anything they can. I paid for everything as I went working my ass off at multiple jobs. A few friends used credit cards to get a few ratings but paid them down ASAP. Don’t carry to much dept. it’s all about how much work you will put into it. Minority statement completely out of context to the question. Lesson one is free.