How to Save on (Almost) Everything

Just about everything is pricier than it was a year ago. Drivers pay $1.09, or 37%, more for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to AAA. The ingredients of an eggs-on-toast breakfast cost 18% and 16% more, respectively. And it doesn't stop there: Major airlines recently tacked on a $20 fuel surcharge for domestic flights, while, at home, electricity prices are expected to climb 3.7%.

World-wide demand for more goods and services — and the oil needed to produce and ship them — means that higher prices are likely here to stay, says Richard Eberling, a senior research fellow with think tank American Institute of Economic Research

For budget-minded consumers, hunting down deals is now a crucial pastime. To make it easier, we asked experts for their single best tip on how to save in a range of spending categories. View our slideshow to see what they have to say: