Feb 10 2020

Comparing the cost of living from 2000 to 2020: Inflation is a lot higher than you think and your purchasing power is declining.

The cost of living in the US is getting more expensive and the way our banking system is setup, we are primed for continued inflation.  Our major purchases are financed with debt and low interest rates so the true cost of many things in our lives are understated by the “monthly payment” mentality that many […]

Jan 28 2018

You have been lied to about inflation and here is the proof:  Take a look at where we have gone since 2000 to today.

I know it might be hard to believe but the way we measure inflation understates the true devaluation of your purchasing power.  You feel it by how much tighter your budget is or by your perception of the cost of items going up.  Inflation is actually rather high and it has been inflamed thanks to […]

Sep 24 2017

Comparing the cost of living between 1975 and 2017:  Inflation continues to eat away at purchasing power in housing and other big ticket items.

For the most part people widely misunderstand inflation.  It is a complicated topic.  If you ask the man and woman on the street they would respond that inflation is the price of goods going up.  This is true in some respect but what people see is merely the outcome of larger forces at work like […]

Jun 15 2017

The Inflation Nightmare: How inflation is slowly consuming your income since 2000. The four horsemen of inflation include college tuition, medical care, housing, and stagnant wages.

Inflation has a slow destructive impact on your purchasing power.  Most people don’t think twice about inflation.  They just assume that the price of goods will go up because that is the way it has always been.  Yet that is not true.  The type of inflation we are seeing is debt supported inflation which has […]

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