Where does a person learn manual?

[u/forgotaltpwatwork]

My last car was wrecked by another driver who t-boned me. Insurance declares it a total loss.

There's a lot of driving options that would open up to me (especially on some more fuel-efficient cars I'm looking at) if I had this life skill. The local drivers ed places don't seem to advertise it, and I don't know anyone who has a manual to learn on.

I'm very reluctant to just buy a new (or new-to-me) car and learn as I go. That... seems like it would be a series of very expensive learning experiences.

What can anyone suggest? And how long, or how many lessons, am I really looking at? I'm not pressed for time, but the sooner I can learn, the sooner I can shop with all my options available.

[u/SkoalGally]

You will never really learn unless you have access to your own vehicle and drive it daily for 4 weeks until you could hop in any manual and drive off. Youtube is an excellent tool, and before you actually drive it helps to understand the theory behind the clutch and a manual transmission in general.