With talk of a possible double-dip recession becoming more common, inflation may not be on your radar. However, over the long term, prices do tend to go up — and the purchasing power of your dollar tends to go down. It’s the way of things with a fiat currency: Over time, your purchasing power is [...]
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6 Strategies for Beating Inflation
Posted 7 days ago (http://cashmoneylife.com)Why Inflation Is Good For You
Posted 30 days ago (http://www.bargaineering.com)
Inflation is the invisible erosion of our money’s purchasing power. It doesn’t sound like it’s good for you, right? Economists have said for quite some time now that inflation is good for you, it’s good for the economy, and part of a healthy market. Yet when things are more expensive, I feel like it’s a [...]Why Inflation Is Good For You from personal finance blog Ba
How to Protect Yourself From Inflation
Posted 186 days ago (http://www.bargaineering.com)
One of the unintended, though predictable, consequences of the unprecedented rescue of the United States financial system is that there will be higher than average inflation figures for years to come. While it’s been popular to dispute the reported Consumer Price Index (CPI), the reality is that the marketplace doesn’t really listen to the reported [...]How to Protect Yourself From In
Reader Story: How I Fought Lifestyle Inflation — and Won!
Posted 194 days ago (http://www.getrichslowly.org)
This guest post from Michelle is part of a new feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Every Sunday will include a reader story (in the new “reader stories” category). Some will be general “how I did X” stories, and others will be examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success.In 2001, I got a new job. Not just any job — this job was for a former employer who wante
Lifestyle Inflation Or Economic Inflation – Which Harms Us The Most?
Posted 207 days ago (http://frugaldad.com)
Over the weekend I caught up on some blog reading and found an old post from The Simple Dollar where Trent discussed the differences in today’s budgets from those of our parents. It was an interesting post, and the comments provided more food for thought. I began inventorying our own monthly bills and compared them [...]Post by Frugal Dad
Worried about Inflation? Read This First
Posted 235 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
A Mcdonald’s combo now costs $7 but it used to be less than $5. Then again, the McChicken sandwich used to cost $2.45 and it’s only a buck now.Inflation is a phenomenon that most people hear about often. The media reminds us of it, our financial planners talk about it and if you need a [...]
5 Effective Ways To Protect Yourself from Rising Inflation
Posted 275 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
It is no mystery to anyone that the US government has pumped trillions of dollars into the economy, all while holding interest rates at record lows over the past two years. Anyone with a basic concept of supply and demand, with all of these dollars in our economic system, will fear that rising inflation is [...]
Series I Bonds Inflation Rate Update (Nov 2009)
Posted 310 days ago (http://www.bargaineering.com)
For the last six months, my Series I Savings Bonds have been earning exactly 0.00% APY interest. If you remember from the Savings Bond Foundation post, Series I savings bonds earn interest based on an equation that has both an inflation rate component and a fixed rate component. The inflation rate component is set twice [...]Series I Bonds Inflation Rate Update (Nov 2009) from personal finance bl
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