groceries

After holding steady for two years, food prices in the United States are rising once again, due to growing demand and tight supplies of wheat, corn and other key commodities.

Experts and regular folks brag about their big scores, such as a $38,000 house and $114 in groceries for $1.62.

Even gift cards can make creative gifts. And in these tighter times, nothing might say 'happy holidays' like help with groceries or health care bills.

You've stopped going out to eat, canceled your cable TV service and learned to cut your own hair. But you still have to buy groceries and gas.

And the kids have promised to stop making fun of your hair if you take them on vacation this summer. Will rewards programs help you stretch your tattered dollars during these tough economic times?

As the prices of gasoline and groceries edge higher and debt weighs more heavily, saving money on clothes, shoes and household goods has become increasingly essential for many people.