Hey, check out your local yard sales, your local talk show radio channel where they list stuff for sale, flea markets, 2nd hand stores, quilt shops, ask your neighbors, relatives, and church members if they have an unused machine you can borrow/rent/buy on the cheap; check out Craigs list for your area, and always, always, ALWAYS ask your sewing machine shop if they have some decent trade-ins you can look at to buy until you can save up for a new one, which of course you will buy from (who else) your local sewing machine shop! Good luck and happy hunting! Oh, sorry for the impending demise of your old machine; I know what a traumatic experience it is :-(