Hey Jacob,

Have you ever heard of the site http://www.couchsurfing.com?

You can stay on people's couches for free. I know it sounds sketchy but it is actually legit.

I used it when I attended Rip's seminar in Melbourne, Florida in January. It worked out great. I had a fantastic host who not only let me stay in a private room in his house for free, he also took me out and showed me around and payed for everything. I ended up saving about $150 that I instead would have spent on a shitty hotel/motel room for the weekend.