Can the consumer price index be anything but scary? I think it can, actually. But we have to get past the numbers making headlines. In the report for October,...
So let’s ask another question: Is thereIn fact, there is.What the index doesn’t consider is that you and I have choices about how we spend our money. We can substitute one thing for another. If something gets uncomfortably expensive, we can look for an alternative. We can price shop.Searching for substitutes isn’t a cure-all. It can, however, be a big help.
To get my list, I copied the complete list off the monthly consumer price index report and transferred it to an empty Excel page. Then I deleted unnecessary columns. Finally, I did a sort of the entire list. Is this altogether too obvious? You bet. But seeing the obvious is the first step toward taking action that will protect us, somewhat, from inflation. Here are some examples.Airline fares, up 42.9%, were one of the big inflators. Fuel oil and other fuels were up 44.2%. Piped gas services were up 20%, and gasoline was up 18.1%. Health insurance, always a biggie, was up 20.6%. Many food products were up nearly 20%. Food at home, which includes many individual items, was up 12.
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