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Beating The Loss of Purchasing Power

February 02, 2016

In this article we will look at the impact of inflation and purchasing power on real life.

As we have seen in my previous article, the average joint retirement is 30 years, so let's look at the price of some basic items from 30 years ago, noting the amazing cost efficiencies we have created in this country over the last 30 years.  We'll look at 3 basic items right now: milk, bread and stamps:

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