Comments on: 5 Ways that Inflation Affects Your Personal Finances

By: Troubling Trend: Income Down, Spending Up : Bizzia - Business News and Commentary - Finance and Business Tips

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:55:16 +0000

[...] still struggling out of a recession. What did surprise me, however, is that spending went up. Sure, inflation meant that the spending rate fell (it’s impossible to keep track of all these convoluted [...]

By: Troubling Trend: Income Down, Spending Up : Yielding Wealth - Personal Finance Tips - Money Management Advice

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:55:25 +0000

[...] still struggling out of a recession. What did surprise me, however, is that spending is up. Sure, inflation meant that the spending rate fell (it’s impossible to keep track of all these convoluted [...]

By: Ben Bernanke Has a Plan to Fight Inflation : Yielding Wealth - Personal Finance Tips - Money Management Advice

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:29:03 +0000

[...] into the system in the name of economic stimulus is inflation — or even hyper-inflation. Inflation can affect your personal finances in a very real way as costs rise and investment returns are eroded. With all of the cash being injected into the money [...]

By: bizzia.com :: b5media business portal

bizzia.com :: b5media business portal — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:22:22 +0000

[...] Right now, deflation is a concern for the economy. Prices are falling and credit is restricted. However, the government is on the verge of a massive economic stimulus package, and that means that more money will be injected into the system. More money means that the value of your dollar — its purchasing power — is reduced. When we start getting flooded with dollar, it means inflation. [...]

By: miranda

miranda — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:39:14 +0000

Great assessment! It is rather circular, isn’t it?

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:33:42 +0000

Inflation leads to a general higher cost of living. That leads to an increase in minimum wage. The increase in minimum wage leads to an increase in the cost of goods and services. This contributes to inflation…. there was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

By: miranda

miranda — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:31:27 +0000

LOL. Thanks for the comment :) Living in your own bubble can be nice, especially if you have been living so that you can absorb some of these cost increases.

By: Budgets are Sexy.

Budgets are Sexy. — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:21:09 +0000

I can’t think of anything off my head, but then again I just tend to avoid thinking about the whole concept in general ;) I like to live in my positive bubble every now and then, regardless of whether it’s pretty stupid or not. haha…good post though!