Yamaha,Seagull,Fender,all make great "entry level" guitars.The "bargains" found in pawn shops are rare and never made by someone who doesn't know what to look for.You don't need to break the bank,these days a standard production "cheapie" is superior to anything I could afford when I first started playing.Playing an old "plank" like I did shouldn't keep you from achieving your ambition but the more you can afford now the faster you will develop. That said,I bet most seasoned players began collecting guitars by hanging on to the stuff they'd "outgrown"