My favorite hosting company Linode now has a $5/month plan.
1gb RAM, 20gb disk, 1tb/month transfer. Great for your own personal use like setting up a VPN, or a webserver, etc.
https://www.linode.com/?r=ab996296bc6e5e88950c4bed0da0feec7aef6914
Check 'em out - and yes, that is my referral code.