Ready to make the move to L.A. and blast your showbiz career into orbit? It takes courage, dedication, and, most of the time, a helluva lot of $$$. Here’s how one married couple did it on the cheap.

by Mary Kearl
My great American road trip wasn’t by car — it was by bicycle, as in two wheels and all human-powered. Biking made the going much slower (and harder), but the savings and the rewards even greater.