Welding woes...frustrating!!

Dont take this the wrong way but if I could afford a 500 dollar welder I would have never bought a 99 dollar one. Lol I would love to get a Hobart or Lincoln but it isnt affordable for me at the moment. I gotta learn to use what I have I know alot of it is me and poor technique.
Dang, why do you have to live so dang far away