TigerDirect and NewEgg have some good deals on external hard drives as well.
I have purchased from both of these companies with absolutely no problems what so ever.

I would also save some money and get a disk imaging program also to back up your complete computer. That is OS, programs and data. They are very simple to use. I use Acronis

I understand things are tight, they are here also, but without a good backup system in place you could loose a lot of irreplaceable data and maybe some programs. Just something to think about for the future.

Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer.
It's called the Heineken Maneuver.

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware