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Inflation & Wealth Planner
Visualize how inflation erodes stagnant cash values and calculate the future cost of your lifestyle goals.
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Understanding Inflation & Purchasing Power Decay
**Inflation** is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, causing purchasing power to fall. It is often referred to as a "silent tax" because it eats away the real value of your cash without any visible deductions.
How Inflation is Modeled
Calculations are computed using basic geometric compounding rates:
1. Future Cost of Purchase = Present Value * (1 + Inflation Rate / 100) ^ Years
2. Future Buying Power of Stagnant Cash = Present Value / (1 + Inflation Rate / 100) ^ Years
3. Wealth Lost = Present Value - Future Buying Power
Strategies to Protect Wealth
Keeping cash in bank savings accounts (earning 3% to 4%) when average inflation is 6% means you are losing money in real terms. To protect your wealth, you must:
- Invest in Equities / Mutual Funds: Historically, equities provide annual returns (12% to 15%) that beat inflation in the long term.
- Earn Side-Income: Earn passive income using referral networks like MoneyOnRefer to increase your overall savings capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Inflation is the general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money over time. If the inflation rate is 6%, an item costing ₹100 today will cost ₹106 next year.
If you keep your money in stagnant cash or a basic bank account that pays less interest than the inflation rate, your wealth is actually shrinking in real terms because your money's buying power decreases each year.
Disclaimer: Inflation rates change constantly based on central bank policies, fuel prices, and macroeconomic metrics. This planner estimates decay using standard compounding formulas and is for financial literacy purposes only.
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