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How Much More Expensive Has Life ACTUALLY Become Since 2020?

Most people can feel that everything costs more than it used to but cannot put a real number on it.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

  • Why the 29% inflation number feels like a lie and why it actually is for most households
  • How home prices rose 53% and why today's buyer finances $100,000 more than six years ago
  • The grocery items that got hit hardest and why your personal food inflation is higher than the average
  • Why the average new car payment is now $750 to $940 per month and how to win with cars instead
  • How childcare now costs more than in-state college tuition in 38 states
  • The insurance categories quietly draining your budget without you even noticing
  • What actually got cheaper since 2020 and how to use it to your advantage right now

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  • She Hit Rock Bottom and Still Built a Six-Figure Life. Here's How. (With Rebecca Whitman) https://youtu.be/wBACCFI2w5s
  • How do Your Finances Compare by Age?! (Salary, Debt, Net Worth, Credit, Home) https://youtu.be/Z10g-yd76nk
  • How to Retire in 10 Years or Less! https://youtu.be/nStwD03vJ64

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