Anyone know of cheaper alternatives to Hostgator?

If its only wordpress blog why not use wordpress.com ?

Here is a nice infograph with more info; http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpr...

I recommend A Small Orange. I use their shared and VPS hosting service. Very reliable, affordable and customer centric. Link: https://asmallorange.com/

I host my website at amazon aws.

Try amazon aws and you will get a free 12 months hosting.

https://www.hostmonster.com/