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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 Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Streaming Service Value
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack how inflation is quietly eating your streaming service value. With the latest…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Life Insurance Payout
Episode 111 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna dig into how inflation is quietly eroding the real value of life insurance payouts. With…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Dental Insurance
Episode 110 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo examines how dental insurance has changed as inflation persists. Lucas and Luna break down why premiums…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Gym Membership
Episode 109 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna break down how inflation is quietly eating your gym membership. With CPI at 334.0 and the…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Dining Out Budget
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how inflation is reshaping the cost of eating out. With the latest CPI data showing food away from home up 4.2%…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Streaming Service Value
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how streaming services are quietly raising prices while cutting content, eroding subscriber value. They discuss the…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Gold Investment Gains - Episode 106
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into why gold, often seen as the ultimate inflation hedge, is actually losing ground to inflation in 2026. Gold is down…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Prediction Market Winnings
Lucas and Luna explore how inflation is quietly eroding the real value of profits from prediction markets, which have surged in popularity. Using the latest…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Gold Investment Gains
Episode 104 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo revisits gold — but with a fresh twist. Even as the spot price hovers near $4,100 an ounce, gold mining…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Pet Insurance Premium
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into a surprising inflation victim: pet insurance. With the Consumer Price Index…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Gold Investment Gains
Episode 102 dives deep into a painful paradox for precious metals investors: even as gold prices have surged past four thousand dollars an ounce, real…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Life Insurance Premium
Lucas and Luna look at how inflation is driving up life insurance premiums in 2026. With the Fed holding rates steady at 3.63% and the PCE index still creeping…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Car Loan Interest Rate
In this milestone 100th episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into an often-overlooked cost of inflation: its impact on auto…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your I-Bond Gains
Episode 99 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna unpack why Series I savings bonds are suddenly a much weaker inflation hedge than most…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Emergency Fund
Lucas and Luna explore a hidden inflation threat: your emergency fund. With CPI at 334 and the Fed funds rate stuck at 3.63%, cash savings are losing…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Gold Investment Gains
Lucas and Luna dive into the hidden costs of holding gold as an inflation hedge. With spot gold at $4,159 and the GLD ETF up 3.3% in a week, they examine how…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Rewards Credit Card Points
Episode 96 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dig into how inflation is silently devaluing the points and miles you earn from credit…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Home Internet Bill
In Episode 95 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into a surprisingly sticky source of inflation: your home internet bill. They break…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Subscription Boxes
Lucas and Luna dig into how inflation is quietly inflating the cost of monthly subscription boxes — from beauty samples to meal kits. Using the latest May CPI…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Car Repair Bills
Episode 93 digs into a surprisingly stubborn inflation pocket: car repairs. With the CPI at 334.0 and core PCE creeping up, Lucas and Luna explain why your…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your College Tuition
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna break down how inflation is quietly reshaping the cost of college tuition. They anchor…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Reshaping Your Car Loan
In episode 91 of Inflation and Your Money, Lucas and Luna examine how auto loan costs are creeping higher even as the Fed holds rates steady at 3.63 percent…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Childcare Costs
In Episode 90 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a massive household expense that rarely gets the inflation spotlight: childcare…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Your Rent Check Is Getting Bigger Every Month
Lucas and Luna dig into the specific mechanics of rent inflation in mid-2026. With CPI shelter costs still running above 5 percent annually and the Fed holding…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Homeowners Insurance
Episode 88 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into how rising reconstruction costs and climate risk are quietly inflating your…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Gym Membership
Episode 87 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo dives into a hidden inflation front: gym memberships. Lucas and Luna break down how fitness chains are…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Eating Your Home Insurance Rebuild Cost
When was the last time you checked whether your homeowners insurance actually covers the cost to rebuild your house? In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Coffee Budget
Episode 85 of Inflation and Your Money examines how inflation has reshaped the cost of your daily coffee. Lucas and Luna break down the numbers: a pound of…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Car Insurance Premium
In Episode 84 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a hidden inflation front: car insurance. While CPI shows auto insurance up 22%…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Hitting Your Home Internet Bill
In Episode 83 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into a quiet inflation story: your home internet bill. With average broadband prices…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Dog's Vet Bills
Pet medical inflation is outpacing human healthcare costs and core CPI. Lucas and Luna break down why veterinarian prices rose over 8% year-over-year through…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Your Grocery Store Is Quietly Shrinking Packages
Episode 81 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna reveal how 'shrinkflation' is hitting your grocery cart harder than official CPI…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Life Insurance Premium
Episode 80 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo explores an overlooked inflation victim: life insurance premiums. Lucas and Luna break down how persistent…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Durable Goods Inflation Is Hiding in Your Appliances
Episode 79 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna uncover a stealth inflation vector: major home appliances. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Travel Rewards Points
Lucas and Luna dive into a hidden inflation casualty: travel rewards programs. With CPI at 334 and the ten-year breakeven inflation rate at 2.20 percent, the…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Homeowners Insurance
Episode 77 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into a hidden inflation victim: homeowners insurance premiums. With CPI still sticky…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Restaurant Meals
Episode 76 of Inflation and Your Money. Lucas and Luna dig into a specific inflation blind spot: the restaurant menu. Most of us think we notice when prices go…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Hitting Your Pet Insurance Premium
Episode 75 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo looks at a surprisingly vulnerable spot in your budget: pet insurance. With pet medical costs rising at…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Silver Is Losing Its Inflation Hedge Status
Episode 74 examines silver's recent collapse as an inflation hedge, down over 10% in a week as gold stumbles too. Lucas and Luna unpack the industrial…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Silver Is Losing Its Inflation Hedge Status
Silver has historically been considered an inflation hedge alongside gold, but in the current cycle it's getting crushed. As of June 25, 2026, silver…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Recalculating Your Property Tax Bill
Episode 72 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna unpack a hidden inflation vector: property taxes. With home values up and local budgets…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Sneakily Raising Your Streaming Subscriptions
Episode 71 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna uncover how streaming services have quietly raised prices by 25% since 2022, far outpacing…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Car Trade-In Value
Episode 70 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into a hidden inflation casualty: used car trade-in values. While headlines celebrate…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Medical Inflation Is Outpacing Your Health Insurance
Episode 69 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo examines a critical blind spot in most household budgets: medical costs are rising far faster than headline…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Hitting Your College Tuition Bill
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into why college tuition has become a stealth inflation battleground. With CPI…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Homeownership Is Beating the New Rent Inflation
Lucas and Luna break down why rent is rising faster than CPI in 2026, and how homeownership—specifically a 3.5% FHA loan locked in 2020—has quietly become the…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Your Social Security COLA Is Underestimating Inflation
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack how the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationThe Hidden Inflation Hedge Inside Your 401k
Episode 65 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo digs into a surprising inflation fighter that's hiding in plain sight: your employer-sponsored…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Your Rent Is Rising Faster Than CPI
CPI says inflation is cooling, but your landlord didn't get the memo. In Episode 64 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationThe TIPS ETF That Is Beating the New Fed Reality
Episode 63 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo digs into Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ETFs and why they're outperforming in the current…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Changing Your Car Insurance Strategy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into a specific number: auto insurance premiums have risen 22% year-over-year, far outpacing overall inflation. They…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Used Car Prices Are Beating the Inflation Slowdown
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money, Lucas and Luna explore why one specific category—used cars—continues to see price increases even as headline…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Reshaping Your Mortgage Strategy
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into how persistent inflation is changing the calculus for homebuyers and…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow TIPS Are Beating the Inflation Slowdown
Lucas and Luna break down why Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are outperforming other inflation hedges as the Fed holds rates steady and breakeven…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Changing Your Grocery Store Strategy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how persistent inflation is quietly reshaping how you should think about your grocery budget. With CPI still…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationWhy Your Salary Is Not Keeping Pace With Inflation
Lucas and Luna examine why wage growth is lagging behind rising prices in 2026. Using the latest CPI data — headline CPI at 334, core CPI at 336 — they show…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Gold Miners Are Crushing Gold in This Inflation Cycle
On June 16, 2026, gold is up over 6% in the last five days, but gold mining stocks have surged 18%. Lucas and Luna dig into why miners are outpacing the metal…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow TIPS Are Beating the Inflation Slowdown
Episode 55 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna break down why Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are surging as CPI stays stubborn…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Commodity Currencies Are Beating Inflation Hedges
Episode 54 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo looks at a surprising winner in this inflation cycle: commodity-linked currencies. Lucas and Luna break…
Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo: Protecting Purchasing Power and Beating InflationHow Inflation Is Hitting Your Insurance Premiums
Episode 53 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how persistent inflation is quietly driving up insurance premiums across auto…