One of the highest leverage behavior I have learned is to always try to seek out where I am the dumbest person in the room.
This is not to put myself down in anyway, but if I can set aside my ego enough to be in a room like that, I know I am hanging with some sharp folks.
You are being lied to.
Today I present to you the only inflation index that matters. The Taco Bell chicken quesadilla inflation index.
2001 Chicken quesadilla: $1.89
2026 Chicken quesadilla: $6.19
This is a total inflation of ~327% or an annualized amount of just over
6%/ัะณ.
Don't let the lizard people in the government trick you into thinking inflation is 2-3% per year...plan accordingly.