Amazon is slashing prices left and right before its October Prime Big Deal Days event even starts! So we've been keeping an eye on the best tech you can get that costs less than a Benjamin.

Prime Big Deal Days doesn't arrive until next week, but there are already some solid Prime Day laptop deals live. Here are the ones worth checking out.

You can still score some Prime Day deals without turning to Buy-Now-Pay-Later plans or credit cards, which can easily lead to overspending. I talked to Gregg Murset, a certified financial planner and CEO of BusyKid, who shared recommendations for how to snag sales without blowing your budget.