How to Beat Inflation: Skip Kids, Cars, Getting Old
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There’s the official inflation rate. And then there’s the real one.
Officially, inflation is nothing to worry about. Prices rose 1.8 percent in May from a year ago, according to data released today by the U.S. Commerce Department. That's the largest increase since 2012 but still shy of the Federal Reserve's 2 percent inflation target.