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Inflation Isn't The Problem, Expectations Are

"The theme of this is inflation isn't the problem, it's us. It's our expectation."

What if the real culprit behind your financial stress isn't rising prices, but rising standards?

Our hosts, Natalie and Dan Slagle, get brutally honest about their own household spending, and explain why inflation might be the easy scapegoat when lifestyle creep is the actual problem.

After consistently overspending their $3,000 monthly discretionary budget (sometimes by $1,400) the Slages finally took a close look at their numbers.

The results were shocking: their spending has increased just 27% since 2018…

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