hotels will kill your wallet around here, try craigslist, there's always stuff on there, rooms/furnished rooms, apt to share. try passaic county its just to the west, and cheaper to liver there, kind of a old wooded area, ( on the north side of the county at least) reservoirs all around, mountains, wanaque, west Milford to name a few towns, google map bergen and passaic county's to give you a idea of where you need to be. stay out of PATERSON you can thank me later lol
im all filled up right now sorry.. good luck