A 12 On Your Side price check shows the same cart of groceries that cost less than $200 at the end of 2020 now costs 34 percent more. But, price jumps cooled off in the past year.

The experts at Consumer Reports share tips on how to choose a topper and when it might be time to save your money and spring for a new mattress instead.

"12 On Your Side" is KSAT's weekly consumer round-up dedicated to providing the information that can better your life, written by award-winning journalist and KSAT consumer reporter Marilyn Moritz.