Self-hosting WordPress is a really bad choice in fact. Every self-hosted WordPress blog I follow in my RSS reader eventually becomes a content farm. The only way to not become a content farm is to use commercial hosting (WordPress VIP, WPEngine), but at that point, why are you using WordPress instead of Square or whatever?
If you're a developer, just build a static site. If you're not a developer, you're going to have to pay.
If you're a developer, just build a static site. If you're not a developer, you're going to have to pay.