This is How Inflation is SO Vicious

Inflation has been the hottest topic in the mainstream headlines for the past few months, and rightfully so. Over the course of history, oftentimes this economic term gets buried in the textbooks and is forgotten about without the slightest thought. In our current economic environment, inflation continues to flex its muscles and show how vicious it is. Just last week we had the March Jobs Report released with many news organizations proclaiming the wage growth to be “strong”. While I can’t disagree with the media due to a lie, there does need to be a bit of context added into the situation when using the word “strong”. The fact of the matter is assuming you care about the “real world” and “practical” outcomes of your personal finances and wealth building goals, then wage growth has been weak, not strong. How can I say this when many of the media organizations are proclaiming it was a strong jobs report? Easy! Let me show you how a very basic understanding of economics can give you insight into a very practical way of viewing the world. I get it. In many ways, economics textbooks are just “theory” and have very little real world value; however, this is one of the areas of economics that can (and should) be applied directly to your own wealth building plans and goals!