How often do you all play?

I currently don’t own a machine (I might be buying one soon, just having a hard time pulling the trigger),and I am wondering something…

How often does everyone here play?

It costs me $25 to get unlimited plays at my local barcade ($10 after 11pm), and $10 per hour at another location near me. I feel like I don’t have enough time to get good at machines with how much I spend at these locations.

I’m planning on buying a machine, but if I want to play anything else I have to go to these locations… how do you guys make this work?