I hate to break the news but 90$ isn't enough nowadays. Let me explain in details: free blogging and free websites are almost dead. You will see even google weigh them very low. So the first thing is getting domain and hosting. 1 year hosting even with discount will cost more than 100$. Although you can get it for few months. And as far as outsourcing is concern no way step away from it.
Dont spend any money for ebooks or other people's sevices. Use it all to buy domains and a cheap hosting. Dont spend it all at once. It is enough to host 4 sites for a year! ( I use 1and1 )
Precisely Seriously, I would vote for self investment too. The best investment is the self investment. Money spent on self-improvement is always a wise investment. Who said that?
i think you should start without investing money at all. try to make few bucks for free and then when you will know your direction you can invest money just to make it more profitable. this is how i started
if i were you, i will buy a decent domain and hosting then start blogging. blog about the things that you are passionate about. sign up with adsense and start earning. Or perhaps, buy a gift for yourself or your girlfriend, or maybe for your mother since mothers day is coming up.
Well hosting isn't a problem since I have a server, with affiliate marketing and other methods it is possible to turn $0 to $1000s with nothing but your hard work so I am not looking for suggestions like 'buy a steak and a beer'.
Why not buy a steak and a beer...for Mothers Day? I've have a great time getting paid to write articles for a number of online media outlets...no server required.
Sorry, I don't mean to hijack, but I have the same exact question as OP and now about the last thing you said: How do you avoid being accused of SPAM when you send out links to affiliate items? Which service do you recommend for collecting emails and sending out offers? Thanks!