Yea! Totally agree with you on this one. Buying courses online always seemed to me like a total rip off. I started programming a few years back with youtube videos. I absolutely must recomend to everyone that wants to learn the basics of programming Derek Banas!
Also if you ever need something more involving than just "practicing" with a bunch of numbers that you get to sort or whatever, instead of paying for courses, I recommend team treehouse. I paid subscription to them for quite some time ($25 per month), but their way of teaching is way more involving, givigin your project and some liberty to modify or add your own touch to them.