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BANK ACCOUNT BONFIRE: Biden’s Inflation Burns Americans’ Savings

October 13, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Arthur James Cancer Hospital and the Richard Solove Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Inflation is high, and looks to remain so. Joe Biden has no plan to stop the unrelenting increase in the prices Americans pay for food, gasoline, and other necessities, and he even seems to be intent on adding to their pain with policies that restrict oil production and drive up costs for everyone. Gwynn Guilford reports on the latest inflation numbers in The Wall Street Journal, writing:

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U.S. inflation accelerated slightly in September, as pandemic-related shortages of labor and materials continued to push up prices.

The Labor Department said the consumer-price index—which measures what consumers pay for goods and services—rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in September from August. That is faster than in August but down markedly from June’s 0.9% pace.

On an annual basis, inflation picked up, with CPI rising 5.4% in September from a year earlier, in unadjusted terms, a slight uptick from August and the same rate as in June and July, which was the highest since 2008. The so-called core price index, which excludes the often-volatile categories of food and energy, in September climbed 4% from a year earlier, the same rate as in August.

Higher inflation will trigger a 5.9% increase for Social Security benefits that seniors and other Americans receive, the largest increase in nearly 40 years. The Social Security Administration will release its annual cost-of-living adjustment later on Wednesday.

Prices for groceries, gasoline and heating fuels rose along with the cost of new vehicles, rent and furniture. Prices fell for used autos, airline fares and apparel.

“It looks like some of these supply-chain and inventory challenges are going to stick with us for a bit longer—at least through the rest of this year,” said Omair Sharif, founder of Inflation Insights LLC. He said recent price pressures include the firming up of housing rents and other prices that tend to move more slowly.

Americans shouldn’t be subjected to a constant degradation of the value of their savings. You work hard to build your savings through a lifetime of saving until it hurts, and now those savings are being diluted away by inflation that only helps finance the federal government’s nonstop spending spree.

You can’t put a price tag on freedom, or maybe you can. Because, if you know what you’re paying your bank every month to live in the house they own, you know exactly the price.

Recently, I received an email from a married couple. They’re clients. And it just so happens they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary the day before and have decided to pay off their mortgage.

Do you remember when you paid off yours? I do. It felt great. And the only reason it happened was because Becky and I were motivated to get it done. Why? Because we never forgot the arrogance of the mortgage lender sitting across from us newlyweds, saying he wouldn’t mind if his bank owned our home—a home that we miss to this day because it was our first.

As an aside, Becky and I celebrate our 23rd in November, and what makes working in this business with you so enjoyable, especially at 49 years young, is that I have a front-row seat to your life’s milestones.

When my young clients told me they want to pay off their mortgage, it was music to my ears, even if they might be able to “save” money if inflation’s a big issue and the stock market goes up. But those are some big ifs, and as you know, I’m Your Survival Guy, not your “hope that works out the way you want it to,” guy.

What I hope happens is you get out of debt. Because regardless of inflation or markets, you’ll feel like a million bucks when you do. And that’s worth every quarter stuck in your penny loafers trying to beat inflation (Thank you JB).

Action Line: You don’t own your home if you have a mortgage. Your bank does. And we all know where it will be when you need it most. Be prepared.

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com To sign up for my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter, click here.
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