The phrase "affordable step" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reasonable or cost-effective action or measure that can be taken towards a goal.
Example: "Implementing an energy-efficient lighting system is an affordable step towards reducing our overall energy consumption."
Alternatives: "cost-effective measure" or "budget-friendly action."
Eliminating loans is the more affordable step for colleges to take, and it's also widely — though not universally — applauded.
So, in this case, the technology and access to the internet can be a simple and affordable step to begin cracking a complex problem.
Daymond's first lesson is to take an affordable step towards finding a mentor.
The community colleges have long been coined and touted as an affordable avenue for students to take as the first affordable step toward a bachelor's degree.
Constructing a toilet with a septic tank providing partial treatment is generally an improvement on what was there before, an affordable step up the sanitation ladder, even if it does not entirely resolve either the health threat or the environmental contamination issue.
Some let you bridge from analog systems to IP-based systems (networked systems) on a very affordable step-by-step basis.
It is a compromise that seems justified to produce affordable stepping-stone homes which seem more generous than many "studio apartments" being touted on the private market.
Countries such as those in Scandinavia that took what Stuckler terms "wise, cost-effective and affordable steps that can make a difference" have seen the impact reflected not just in improved health statistics, but also in their economies.
Marc Steren: I wanted to give students an affordable, step-by-step guide to create and validate their startup ideas.
In my husband's administration, we began to make HIV treatment drugs more affordable, stepped up the fight against AIDS in India and Africa, and expanded investments in scientific research.
However, national action plan has adopted number of easy accessible, cheap and affordable steps, although lacking in maintaining proper integration and goals.
