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With the economy still trying to muster a recovery, and unemployment still around 8.5%, any price increases are painful. And just a month into 2012, a spate of headlines points to more hurt ahead. Here are seven ways inflation will be digging into your wallet this year:

Everybody knows the basic rules for saving money on food. Don't eat out. Ditch the steaks in favor of ground beef. Stick to staples. But a recent USDA report shows that, in 2011, some classic money-saving guidelines proved useless as food prices went through the roof.

If your New Year's resolution was to pinch more pennies, Starbucks has some bad news. The coffee king is raising prices due to rising costs of coffee and milk. And they aren't the only restaurant chain getting ready to pass higher expenses on to their customers.

Buying organic can be confusing, especially if you're trying to prioritize on a frugal food budget. Should you spend extra on pesticide-free fruits and veggies? Or hormone- and antibiotic-free meat? We went to the experts to find out how to maximize the health value of your organic food budget.

Most local grocery and convenience stores put the price of milk up on red-lettered signs and placards because it's a must-shop-for item -- it's the gateway purchase, the one that gets us to the store in the first place. Consumers often make a determination about where to shop based on the...

The FDA has long banned interstate sales of raw milk, and many states restrict or prohibit the sale of raw milk entirely. After several crackdowns by federal and state agencies, raw milk drinkers are fighting back.

As someone who goes through nine gallons of milk in an average week, buying two at a time to cut down on trips to the store, getting the best deal in high on my weekly shopping list. That's why we scoured dairy departments to find the best price for a gallon of milk. Here's what you need to keep in mind the next time you're shopping.

Are you constantly running out of milk, like the rest of us? Before you get to the desperation point of running out to your closest milk-seller in your PJs for that early-morning cereal and end up paying a bundle for your fix, watch our latest Savings Experiment video and find out where...

Lactose-loving WalletPop readers in Hawaii have dealt with high ($6.50 a gallon) milk prices for years, because most of the white gold has to be imported from the mainland. Now, however, dairy farming is on the increase in the islands, and one new firm hopes to maximize profits by providing its...

The "happy cows" advertisements sponsored by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) always have me wondering if the state's agriculture department isn't colluding with the tourism department (those ads where California's famous residents complain about how hard they're working, as they surf and...