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Credit union helps members fight off inflation

How does inflation impact the average Utahn trying to save money? Simply put, inflation is an increase in average prices for goods and services in the economy. When prices rise, purchasing power decreases.

Liz Weston: Smart strategies to fight back against inflation

Liz Weston: Smart strategies to fight back against inflation Liz Weston View Comments Few economists predict we’ll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s . But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then and how things are different now can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices. First, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you’ll need in retirement.

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