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How Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Credit Card Rewards
Episode 139 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo examines how inflation erodes the value of credit card reward points, miles, and cashback. Lucas and Luna discuss the latest CPI data (332.6 for June 2026, core CPI at 336.1) and the 10-year breakeven inflation rate of 2.26%, showing that while headline inflation is cooling, reward devaluations are accelerating. They explain why hoarding points costs you real purchasing power, offer strategies to protect rewards (like spending points sooner or choosing fixed-value redemptions), and tie in the ad-free support angle at…
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