I know this money problem all too well, I've only made it to a grand total of 7 tournaments, 6 of which were in MI, 4 of which were just ranbats. When I had a job, I had to work weekends, so I couldn't go, and now that I'm out of the job, I can't afford to go, hell MOST of the MI tourneys I went to were payed FOR me, because MI has my back for stuff like that, but paying my way for a 10 dollar ranbat is one thing, I don't expect anyone to just pay for me AND themselves for a whole round trip to a major.
Despite all that however, I was the one to hold casuals, to make up for my lack of tourney support, I made sure every week, people had a free place to come and play BB, it's a small place, but I would fit anywhere from 5 to 25 people in here any given Friday, all to show support. Sadly though, I'm getting evicted, so I can't even do that anymore.
I'm still gonna continue to do everything that I personally can to support the BB scene, and one day when I get everything on track, I plan to hit as many out of state majors as I possibly can.
Great read Stickbug, you've given me a new DRIVE.