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How Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Sinking Fund
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money, Lucas and Luna dive into the humble sinking fund — the savings account you set aside for known future expenses like a new car, a roof repair, or a vacation. With the latest CPI data showing prices up 8.3 percent year-over-year in July 2026, that money is losing value every month it sits in cash. Lucas explains how a sinking fund differs from an emergency fund (which they covered in Episode 154), walks through the math on how much purchasing power you lose with a 2.5 percent annual inflation rate, and discusses whether options like I-bonds…
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