Having just moved to SF, I knew I had to get back to a gym, so I started looking around and was shocked at how expensive the prices were. Upwards of $100/month for anything decent, which is way out of my budget.
I just started P90X, I'm on day 5 and everything cost me $90 and I own the equipment, rather than paying a high monthly gym cost. I probably get better results and spend less time traveling to/from the gym because I can do them from my apartment and they're demonstrated on video. I managed to find the following off Amazon, all for under $90: pull up bar, push up holders, 5lbs whey protein, 300g creatine, iPhone arm band, yoga mat, resistance bands.