It is some people's mentality that anything cheap is of low quality; this can also be thought of with toenail fungus remedies.
But shelling out a thousand dollars for treatments that has 80% chance of healing the infection but with the risk of heart or liver failure, not to mention the infection may return.
These are risks too much to take when there are alternatives, cheap ones mean low cost, with the same effect of curing and waiting period for healthy nail to grow but with the added advantage of easy access if recurrence happen.
Cheap toenail fungus remedies are easily bought at stores, and it doesn't have to be from a pharmacy.
These toenail fungus remedies are usually seen as last options when every medication or medical procedure fails.
People who used these and were successful in eliminating the infection can prove that cheap can be effective.
It just takes a little work.
Here is a list of those optional nail fungus treatments:

• Vinegar - this ever popular and multipurpose household item is still number one in the list of toenail fungus remedies.
  Soaking your feet in a solution of water and vinegar with a 1:1 ratio or directly applying through drops or swabbing the infected nail.
  The acid in the vinegar eliminates the fungal growth.
  
• Vicks Vapor Rub - this is known to relieve nasal congestion but due to the powerful ingredients like camphor, it is deemed effective in dealing with the infection.
  Some combine it with other toenail fungus remedies like vinegar or Listerine soaks.
  
• Bleach - the chemical compound used in cleaning floors and whitens stained clothes has been reported to eliminate the fungus for good.
  The combination of chlorine and oxygen kills the fungi but care should be considered in using it.
  It must be diluted in water with one tablespoon of bleach to a gallon of water, and after soaking the feet, wash thoroughly with soap and water.
  If you have sensitive skin, skip this treatment, there are numerous more that are gentler.
  
• Listerine - is not just your ordinary mouthwash as you think, also one of the most effective alternative toenail fungus remedies.
  It was first formulated as a surgical antiseptic to clean wounds as well as instruments used in surgery.
  It contains antiseptics, example of which is thymol that is a potent antibacterial and antifungal ingredient.
  Soak the infected nail in it, undiluted for 15 minutes.
  

These toenail fungus remedies are easily accessed in stores and not just the pharmacy.
There are more optional cures out there that need to be discovered, cheap but effective alternatives without the any bad effects in the body.