go to college (you will need it anyways for a major)... get a job other than aviation (gives you money for flight training and gives you a fallback)... go to a local FBO, get their rental prices and CFI prices.. then shop around for the cheapest and work out deals with the owner to make it even cheaper (for example, I cleaned and vaccuumed planes in exchange for a $20/hr discount on the rental).. you will save yourself a lotttttt of money and aggravation, while still making a lving at the other job


my two cents