Fun question and I'm enjoying these responses. And I love the idea of a pinball casket lol. Too bad I'm donating organs and getting cremated.

I was 33 before I felt like I had enough savings to splurge on a machine. Two actually! Took me a decade after college to pay down all my debts and pull the trigger on a pin.

Plus, it's not like flushing money down the toilet. If you're selective, your purchase will hold its value and you can usually get your money back if you're in a pinch.

In the meantime, feed the hobby at large 50 cents at a time by visiting your local pin on location. I always make a point to drop a couple bucks at least into every pin in the wild that I stumble across.

Good luck and keep the dream alive!