Learn to fly with young family?

[sky]

Is learning to fly when you have 2 small children and you are living paycheck to paycheck still a good idea?

My husband is convinced this will raise his income level, so better to go into debt now and then after a few years start earning more money and pay it off.

As a wife, I'm concerned about getting food on the table. Having the kids clothed. A roof over our head. Not stressing each month, wondering if we will have enough $ in the account to pay rent or buy food.

Frankly, I don't really care one way or another about flying. If we could afford it, I wouldn't mind my husband learning to fly. I'm not too enthusiastic about it because it's not my 'thing'. No, I don't really understand his desire to fly (that choice over any other desire to do something interesting) but whatever.

He feels I'm holding him back. I don't want to be living in a car digging through the dumpster with 2 small kids while he peruses his 'dream'.

[ThrashN]

Maybe a part-time job would help to cover the cost of lessons. I know my lessons are slow going due to cost and not wanting to take a loan out to pay for them.

[cbmontgo]

I have a 7-year old and a 6-week old and started flying this past August. My wife is very supportive of the addiction, thank goodness. Otherwise, it would be much more difficult. It takes time and some money, but if you have a tight cash month, then spent the time studying for the written rather than burning fuel.

The only things I had to do were to promise not to fly inverted in my friend's Decathlon and up my life insurance. Fair enough for me! I have even talked her into letting me buy a plane, and I hope to close on one this coming week...