Getting into this thing called Yoga

So I mentioned in a previous post how I took my first Yoga class 2 weeks ago.  It was great.   It was a hot power vinyasa yoga and was just perfect on the cold rainy night.   I found so insanely challenging without it being cardo so it peaked my interest with the lack of cardio lately.   I finally was able to get back into the studio last night for a less intense class and loved it even more.   The instructor was so supportive of Alicia and I (being newbies) and telling us how great we were doing.   I got home and immediately bought one of these:

It's a yoga mat and towel built into one.   It was pricey at $60.00 but I figured that I can spend $30.00 on a less amazing mat now only to end up purchasing a better one later anyway or just go ahead and get the good one.   It was also 5 stars on Amazon with tons of reviews so that partially sold me as well.  

I also saw a great Cyber Monday deal on my favorite shoes, Saucony guide.   They were the old version (the ones I'm currently in) for only $50.00.   I contemplated if I really need the new version they just came out with at the price of $100.00 but decided that I love my current shoe enough to keep running in the "old" version.  If you run in Saucony Guide, Running Warehouse has them still on liquidation prices for $61.00 here. 

Would you buy the old version of a shoe to save $50.00? 

Would you spend $60.00 on a yoga mat? 

I figure I saved $50.00 on my shoes so that makes my mat like the price of $10.00 if you want to twist it around that way like I do when I justify spending money that should be going toward Christmas gifts.