Nobody says your Black Friday TV purchase has to be a wall-sized monster that still costs hundreds or thousands of dollars even after a huge discount. You can get a reliable, quality HD Fire TV like the Insignia 32″ Class F20 Series for a ridiculously low price of $70 at Best Buy right now and barely put a nick in your holiday budget.

When the holidays hit, deals abound across the travel industry, from cruises to hotel spas to neck pillows. Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Deal Tuesday emails flood our inboxes with promises of savings.

As much as I love shopping (I write about it for a living after all) the uncertainty of buying things online does sometimes give me pause. Especially when it comes to products that I would prefer to see in action before making a purchase.