Is There A Cheap Or Even Free Way Of Recovering Deleted Files?

I tend to be a bit quick at trashing things and emptying the trash!
Sometimes I wish I hadn't - but so far I have never had a catastrophic loss.
I know there are companies, who, for a small fortune can recover data, but is there any cheap DIY method open to impecunious Mac users?
I thought that Norton Utilities once included such a piece of software.
Ian.

Thanks Allan and Mitch.
It's a pity that with the innumerable free programs out there nobody has come up with a data recovery one.
I agree about backups - all my important stuff is backed up in triplicate!
I have copies on each of my 2 external HDs and often on CD/DVD as well.
I was thinking more in terms of something one had just spent an hour on and then consigned to the trash - only to change one's mind a minute later!
I suppose I will have to control that finger.
Ian.

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