The shrinking shopping basket
Watch a fixed cash amount lose purchasing power.
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How it works
How it works.
Real purchasing power after t years = cash / (1 + inflation)^t.
Assumptions and limits
Constant assumed inflation, no interest earned; USD purchasing power, not a forecast.