Inflation beaters: 10 reliable ways to stretch your money and fight soaring prices

Inflation beaters: 10 reliable ways to stretch your money and fight soaring prices

Thanks to COVID-19, shortages of goods and workers have pushed inflation to its highest levels in decades. And, today's already eye-popping prices are expected to keep surging.

The Federal Reserve is no longer suggesting high inflation will blow over soon, and various forecasters predict it will keep squeezing your wallet into the new year.

What can you do? A good strategy for fighting back is to take advantage of some simple ways to stretch your money — and make more of it.

Here are 10 ideas for putting some padding in your budget, so you can show inflation who's boss.