@T_dub gave some good advice there, I still think of the Zoom units as some of the best money I have ever spent on gear. You can always sell it later too. They are the best and least expensive way I know of to learn how pedals work together.
Plus, some of the digital effects are actually really good regardless of them being inexpensive bundled together; Zoom ships a good set of compressors, and I like their modulations as well.