U.S. consumers said they are doing their best to prepare for another budget strain as the postal rate hike approaches.Starting Monday, a first-class stamp will cost 42 cents. For most Americans the one-cent increase in the cost of first-class domestic letter postage is not a huge problem, but as inflation increases, the postage hike is getting a lot of attention, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.For those who use the postal service for more than just paying bills and sending letters, the hike is going to have a stronger impact.I spend $20 to $30 a day on postage. The extra I will have to pay has to come out of somewhere, said Jimmy Moore, 24, a water filtration equipment salesman. ...