Retirement

Historical Inflation

The phase, "letting the inflation genie out of the bottle," is a metaphor describing how difficult in can be to manage consumer prices once they become a force in the economy. Use the calculator to get an idea of how much money you would need today to replace the same dollars from previous years.

$0$100,000,000

Inflation-Adjusted Value

$107.12
Total Change
+7.12%

The only inflation level that matters is the inflation you are experiencing. So if you're strugging to keep up, please reach out. If you don't see much of change, that's great news but please keep one eye on the genie!

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