Travel costs time or money. I can travel for about the same price as staying at home, basically. But then I occasionally like hitchhiking and couchsurfing, and cooking with strangers in hostels, and hiking with a tent (areas in Europe allow you one night's stay on unoccupied land if you don't bother anyone).. takes a lot longer than the faster ways, but it's basically free. I only spend money on food and gifts to hosts. (It is also a priviledge of youth and health, I admit, to be able to take the bike to the next country/city/whatever.)