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Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Inflation is not a single number — it is a tax that hits every asset, every salary, and every grocery run differently. Lucas and Luna dig past the headline CPI print to show you where real purchasing power is being eroded and where it can be defended. Each episode opens with fresh data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve, and real-time market moves. Lucas frames the macro forces — wage-price spirals, shelter inflation lags, Fed rate trajectories — while Luna tests every…
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Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Your Pension Is Losing The Inflation War
We are looking at the quiet erosion of defined benefit pension purchasing power. With the ten-year breakeven inflation rate sitting at 2.38 percent as of late…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Grocery Bill Is The New Inflation Gauge
Inflation isn't just headline numbers anymore; it is hiding in the margins of your weekly grocery receipt. Lucas and Luna break down how service inflation…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Service Inflation Reshapes Your Budget
With core PCE prices holding at 130.5 in August 2026 and the Fed Funds rate sitting at 3.75 percent, inflation isn't disappearing—it's shifting from…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Real Cost of Service Inflation on Your Wallet
Inflation isn't just about the price of groceries or gas anymore. With the CPI sitting at 336.3 in September and core PCE holding steady, we are seeing a…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Service Inflation Reshapes Your Budget
With the September CPI at 336.3 and core prices still sticky, we look past goods to the real pressure point: services. We break down why healthcare, insurance…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Data Center Power Costs Are Rewiring Your Utility Bills
With the ten-year breakeven inflation rate sitting at 2.34 percent and the S&P 500 near 7,624 on October 24th, 2026, service inflation remains stubbornly…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Service Inflation Is Reshaping Your Budget
With core CPI holding at 338.9 and the Fed Funds rate sitting at 3.75 percent, inflation has shifted from goods to services. Lucas and Luna explore why wages…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Rising Insurance Deductibles Erode Your Real Wealth
We look at how the structural shift in insurance deductibles is quietly acting as a hidden inflation tax on household balance sheets. With core CPI holding…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Hidden Wealth
Lucas and Luna explore the silent wealth killer known as inventory shrinkage and how rising input costs quietly inflate your household expenses without a…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Data Centers Are Fueling Inflation
We examine how the explosive demand for AI infrastructure is driving up electricity costs and utility rates, creating a hidden inflationary pressure on…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Reshapes Your Insurance Deductibles
Lucas and Luna examine why insurance deductibles are rising faster than general inflation, using September CPI data to show the real cost of coverage. They…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Hidden Cost of Your Insurance Deductibles
We explore how inflation silently raises your insurance deductibles and erodes real wealth. With the Core CPI at 338.9 and interest rates holding near 3.75…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Your Mortgage Lock-in Protects You From Inflation
Lucas and Luna explore how fixed-rate mortgages act as a powerful hedge against inflation, especially with the Fed Funds rate sitting at 3.75 percent in…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Rent Check Is The Silent Inflation Tax
Housing costs are driving the core PCE index to 130.5 in August 2026, yet most renters feel the pinch through lease renewals rather than official metrics…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Changes Your Investment Risk Profile
The S&P 500 is nearing eight thousand points, yet the real story isn't just about market highs—it's about how persistent inflation reshapes your risk…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Tokenization Changes Your Real Investment Risk
Lucas and Luna explore how the tokenization of traditional assets like real estate and private equity is reshaping personal finance. With JPMorgan calling…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Insurance Deductibles Are Quietly Rising
We dig into how insurance deductibles are quietly rising faster than headline inflation, eroding your real wealth without a single premium hike. With core CPI…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How To Beat Inflation With Treasury Ladders
With the Fed Funds rate holding near three point seven five percent and core PCE stubbornly above one percent year-over-year, keeping cash in a standard…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Inflation Hedge Your Brokerage Ignores
Lucas and Luna explore how the Federal Reserve’s current policy stance, with the overnight rate holding near three point eight percent, is creating a blind…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Rising Insurance Costs Erode Your Real Wealth
Inflation isn't just about groceries; it's quietly reshaping the cost of protection. With the Core CPI holding at 337.8 in August and insurance…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Changes Your Investment Risk Profile
With the S&P 500 near 7,800 and core PCE holding at 130.5 in August 2026, Lucas and Luna explore how persistent inflation reshapes portfolio construction. They…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Your Student Loans Are Fueling Inflation
We examine how the resurgence of student loan payments is reshaping consumer spending and driving core inflation. With the CPI at 334.1 and the Fed Funds rate…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Your Auto Loan Interest Erodes Wealth
We break down the hidden wealth killer in your monthly car payment: negative amortization and balloon payments. With core PCE holding at 130.5 in August 2026…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Your Insurance Deductibles Are Quietly Rising
Inflation doesn't just raise prices; it changes the structure of your financial risk. We look at how rising insurance deductibles and out-of-pocket costs…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Masks Your Real Wage Growth
We break down the disconnect between headline inflation and your actual paycheck. With core PCE sitting at 130.5 in August 2026, we look at how sticky service…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Car Insurance Premiums Are Rising Faster Than Inflation
Car insurance premiums are climbing at twice the rate of general inflation, driven by a perfect storm of rising repair costs and labor shortages. With core CPI…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Cash Is Losing Value Faster Than You Think
With the CPI sitting at 334.1 in August and core PCE steady at 130.7, Lucas and Luna explore the silent erosion of purchasing power that traditional savings…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Pension Is Losing To Inflation
With the CPI at 334.1 and core PCE rising, defined benefit plans face a silent crisis. We examine how fixed pension payouts fail to keep pace with real…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Savings Account Is Losing To Inflation
With the Fed Funds rate holding near three point six percent and core CPI stubbornly above two percent, traditional cash savings are failing to preserve…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Tax Brackets
Most investors focus on inflation eating their savings or raising their grocery bills, but there is a silent wealth killer hiding in the tax code. On this…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Silently Raises Your Insurance Deductibles
Inflation isn't just about the price of eggs or gas. This episode examines how rising repair costs and medical expenses are systematically pushing up…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Car Insurance Premiums Are Rising Faster Than Inflation
Inflation isn't just about groceries; it is quietly reshaping the cost of owning a car. With auto repair costs up nearly eight percent year-over-year and…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Your Grocery Bill Masks Real Inflation
We cut through the noise of headline CPI numbers to look at what’s actually happening in your kitchen. With the Consumer Price Index sitting at 334.1 and core…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Silent Wealth Killer in Your Retirement Plan
We break down how the Federal Reserve’s current interest rate environment, hovering around 3.6 percent, interacts with your fixed annuity payouts and pension…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Home Warranty
Inflation doesn't just raise prices, it changes the economics of risk. We examine how rising costs for materials and labor are making home warranties a…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Hidden Inflation Tax On Your Mortgage Amortization
With the ten-year breakeven inflation rate holding steady at 2.33 percent and core CPI ticking up to 337.8 in August, the real danger for homeowners isn't…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Tokenized Stocks Are Rewiring Your Portfolio
With regulators now greenlighting tokenized U.S. stock trading, the mechanics of ownership are shifting beneath our feet. Lucas and Luna break down how this…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Pension Is Losing To Inflation
Warren Buffett just stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, ending an era that defined value investing for decades. But beyond the headline, his…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Insurance Deductibles
We look at how rising costs are silently inflating your insurance deductibles, forcing policyholders to pay more out-of-pocket before coverage kicks in. With…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Gym Membership Is Hiding Inflation Costs
Lucas and Luna dissect how inflation is quietly inflating the cost of health and wellness subscriptions. With the core PCE price index at 130.7 in July 2026…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Grocery Bill Is the New Inflation Barometer
Inflation isn't just a macroeconomic statistic anymore; it is living in your kitchen aisle. With the Consumer Price Index sitting at 334.1 and core PCE…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Inflation Tax on Your Home Warranty
Inflation doesn’t just raise the price of groceries or gas; it systematically inflates the cost of risk transfer. This episode examines how home warranty…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Professional License
We look at how rising costs are squeezing licensed professionals from doctors to electricians, forcing them to absorb higher education and renewal fees while…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Hidden Tax of Inflation on Your Home Equity
Inflation doesn't just raise prices; it distorts asset values, creating a phantom wealth effect that traps homeowners in overpriced real estate. We…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Social Security Benefits
With the CPI at 334.1 and core PCE rising, we examine how the Cost-of-Living Adjustment calculation impacts retirement income. Lucas breaks down the mechanics…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Insurance Deductibles
We look at the hidden inflation tax on your health insurance deductibles. With core PCE up to 130.7 and healthcare costs rising faster than general CPI, we…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Health Insurance Deductibles
With Core CPI holding at 336.8 and healthcare costs rising faster than general inflation, your annual deductible is quietly shrinking in real value. Lucas and…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Credit Card Rewards
We explore the hidden math behind why your credit card points feel less valuable every month. With core PCE holding at 130.7 and interest rates steady at 3.63…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Eats Your Credit Card Rewards
We dig into the hidden tax on everyday spending: how inflation and interest rates are turning credit card reward points into a losing proposition. With the Fed…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Why Your Cash Savings Are Losing Value Inflation Erosion
With the Fed Funds rate holding steady at 3.63 percent and core CPI sitting at 336.8, traditional savings accounts are no longer a safe harbor against…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Eats Your Dividend Reinvestment
Lucas and Luna dissect the hidden erosion of dividend reinvestment plans, showing how a steady five percent yield can lose ground when core CPI sits at three…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Eats Your Credit Score
We look at the hidden link between inflation-driven payment delays and credit score erosion. With core CPI holding near 336.8 in mid-2026, small delays in rent…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Erodes Your Insurance Deductibles
Most listeners assume their insurance deductibles are fixed costs, but inflation quietly raises them every time a claim happens. We look at the math behind…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Insurance Deductibles
We explore the hidden inflation in auto and homeowners insurance deductibles, where rising repair costs are forcing policyholders to absorb more out-of-pocket…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Car Insurance Premiums
With core PCE holding at 130.7 and the Fed Funds rate stuck at 3.63 percent, auto insurance costs are surging as repair bills skyrocket. Lucas and Luna break…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
The Inflation Math Behind Your Gold Holdings
Gold is supposed to be the ultimate inflation hedge, but in the current climate it's doing something surprising. On this episode of Inflation and Your…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Coffee Habit
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money, Lucas and Luna unpack how inflation is quietly eating your coffee habit. They explore the journey of a $4.50 latte…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
How Inflation Eats Your Emergency Fund
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, hosts Lucas and Luna explore how inflation quietly erodes the purchasing power of emergency funds…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
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…
- Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating Inflation
Your Rent Is Being Eaten by Landlord Inflation
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into how inflation creeps into your rent through landlord operating costs…