Take advantage of price-matching policies: Check the policies for various retailers to see if you can get some money back after you've made a purchase if you find the same item at a better price. For instance, at Target, if you've bought the item after Nov. 7 and the Target price goes down before Dec. 24, you can request a price adjustment.

The holiday season is hectic even without last-minute gift shopping, so shop Wirecutter-approved gifts that are on sale for Black Friday now.