One tool we like to use is Camelcamelcamel, which tracks Amazon's prices over time. Paste the Amazon link or ASIN into Camelcamelcamel's search bar and you'll see an item's lowest recorded price.
Finding affordable ways to maintain doing what you love, your job, or supporting your family is important to anyone. In the current economic climate, being able to afford the lifestyle you want to live can be difficult but is not altogether impossible.