Either start with a project and learn how to fix it, or wait until you have disposable income, and start saving. Work hard; if you're eligible for overtime at whatever job you land, take as much of it as you can stand to. Learn to be thrifty.

I've got a decent job and a pretty reasonable income for someone who's 26... I just work hard, and keep my frivolous spending (bars, meals out, first run movies) and recurring expenses (utility bills, internet, phone, etc.) to a minimum. I've managed to amass a collection of 11 pins, though I started collecting arcade stuff several years ago, and sold off a lot of that to fund my pin collection.