Worth getting into debt??

[Dan Earp]

Defo keep at the job uve got for now.

I went from the military to m&s (which i really didnt like) aswell as college and had a newborn all within two weeks. I worked extra shifts at work and my own little hedge jobs etc. it was hard but i kept with it for just over 18months before i secured a full time position as a climber.

 

Now I've also thought of going down the same route as you but to set up by myself. Though its tempting, I've still got a monthly wage coming in to provide for my family and can still do other jobs when I'm free to save and build up my kit and for a vehicle. It will take longer but i wouldn't risk my family for anything.

 

Keep going,save hard and your'll get there soon enough.

Make a goal, like this time next year you'd have saved for the course👍

All the best

Dan

[Rich Rule]

Where abouts are you?

 

There was a thread on here the other day giving a link to free training for 30/31.

 

Maybe worth looking into.

[Tommy_B]

Where abouts are you?

 

There was a thread on here the other day giving a link to free training for 30/31.

 

Maybe worth looking into.

 

Here it is.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/training-education/61333-cs30-31-free-training.html

 

(That'll be £500!!)

[mark_goldfinch]

Can you not do your training and still keep the job you have? Until suitable arb work becomes available. Best of both worlds then you can pay your bills and have the tickets to move on at a later date.

[matt27]

Based in northern ireland! But thanks for the thought! Yea mark thats what i plan to do! Just hard to pay the bills and save on my current wage! Going to try for some funding, if not looks like a long haul scrimping and saving what i can until i have enough for tickets!

[Dan Earp]

Could you not do a college course and work on a weekend for the day missed?

Either a one or three day course and ud get the tickets cheaper

[josharb87]

I took a loan to do the basics and 10week course. Paid off big time, but that was before the industry was saturated, and I'd had an agricultural and tree related background

[carpenter1]

see if your employer will pay for it, in return you work for free for X amount of days for what ever you aggree

[Matthew Storrs]

Yes keep the job you got now but seeing as you have the means to repay the debt (even if it is soul destroying) I would take the loan and crack on with the tickets at least that way you have more of a chance of getting an Arb job- it may take a while but that doesn't matter just keep cracking on with your current job and then by the time you get a tree job you will have paid some of the loan off.

[Triassic]

Have you searched online for grants? Lantra have funds for training, also search for charitable trusts, many have money they give to young people to help with training, some money is free and others give interest free loans, to be paid back after you do the training and are earning.