One does not simply "financially plan" a career in aviation...

In my general opinion, as long as airlineapps is around in its current form...there is no shortage.

Well you can, but in the military we have a saying..."no plan survives first contact with the enemy"

You'll be fine assuming you either have a spouse OR are able to control your spending and make some sacrifices.

A buddy of mine lived in an RV he bought for $6,000. He parked it at someone's house and plugged it in there for around $150/month in rent. Everything he earned went to paying his $75k in loans which he did in under two years.

Another lived in a crash pad, $250 for rent, but flew so much he was hardly there. Also paid back his substantial loan amount in two years.

Don't go buy a new car. Don't go out drinking on overnights. Pack your food. Pick up all the overtime you can. You will have those loans paid off in no time.

If you are still single consider then saving for a house that can be turned into a crash pad. Live there and let others pay your rent. Homes in the Philly area (the one I'm familiar with) can be bought for around $100-$120k. Stuff 11 beds in there (yours makes 12) and you're looking at $24k in rent even assuming 80% occupancy.

We have FAs at my company who own several crash pads that make more money from them than their regular mainline FA job.

This is a 10 year plan. Just know that. It may take less time to get on with a major but that is about what you're going to take if you are even lucky. The industry is going to be very, very different in 10 years. Who knows what airlines will be around.

Now that's some funny shiite right there.

Hahaha that was me you were thinking of. It was 2 people in my CFI ground school with 400+ students at the school. And just for kicks there was nobody in our CFI ground school this month. Its insane.