If money is an issue, electric power is not the most cost effective way to fly. Why? 1) Batteries are expensive 2) Planes are fragile 3) quality speed controls are expensive 4) Electric motors are not cheap and are fragile and 5) Many electric RTF's are not buddy box compatible. Learn on glow first then go to electric. The list could continue but no point....

Once one learns to fly a glow model, then electric is a viable choice. Just my opinion...

Happy Landings!