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Amanda · 06-30-2004, 10:13 PM

It's OK to rant a bit... especially about money. It's a tough career in the beginning. Nick was making decent money in his previous career but followed his passion and went forward with plans to be a pilot.

He moved to AZ since the aviation school had a really good program where you become an instructor and end up working for them (he was making approx. $15/hr as an instructor, I believe). His loan was extremely high- $50K! I still have a hard time thinking about it! I don't know who the loan was through, just that it was through the aviation school. It is the only thing that really gets to him- he knows it's going to be a looooong time before it is paid off. We don't fight about money but lets just say that I never expect him to pay for things. We usually pay 50-50 when we go out. I'm not rich myself, but I offer to help him out sometimes but he never accepts my offer.

I'm not sure what the future holds for the 2 of us, but I can tell you that he is probably worried about finances. He chose to be a pilot-- what he truly loves, vs making a lot more money in a career that isn't fulfilling.
We both know that it will get better, money-wise, later on. (well at least we hope!!)

06-30-2004, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Amanda Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PHL suburbs Posts: 2,191 Recipes: Thanks: 12 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: money issues and ranting It's OK to rant a bit... especially about money. It's a tough career in the beginning. Nick was making decent money in his previous career but followed his passion and went forward with plans to be a pilot. He moved to AZ since the aviation school had a really good program where you become an instructor and end up working for them (he was making approx. $15/hr as an instructor, I believe). His loan was extremely high- $50K! I still have a hard time thinking about it! I don't know who the loan was through, just that it was through the aviation school. It is the only thing that really gets to him- he knows it's going to be a looooong time before it is paid off. We don't fight about money but lets just say that I never expect him to pay for things. We usually pay 50-50 when we go out. I'm not rich myself, but I offer to help him out sometimes but he never accepts my offer. I'm not sure what the future holds for the 2 of us, but I can tell you that he is probably worried about finances. He chose to be a pilot-- what he truly loves, vs making a lot more money in a career that isn't fulfilling. We both know that it will get better, money-wise, later on. (well at least we hope!!)