If you know any decent musicians, most of them will either have an old bass they don't play anymore, or will know someone who picked it up and dropped it.
That's generally a good way to get a nice, cheap instrument.
As far as motivation goes, as has been said, it depends on personal discipline. I'm not a paragon of such, but I'm determined enough to learn skills usually, so I never needed or wanted lessons until I was already fairly accomplished.
On the converse, however, a teacher and a lesson slot can be an excellent motivator to get off your ass and play, and most people find that after a certain point they can learn on their own outside of lessons and get better at any time of their choosing through practice.
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