How it works
Inflation quietly raises what your lifestyle costs and erodes the value of any fixed payment. This shows what you'll need years from now, and what a non-rising income will actually buy by then.
What inflation does to your future costs and the buying power of a fixed income.
| Future income needed | |
| Fixed income's future buying power | |
| Future shortfall |
Estimate based on a constant inflation rate, which varies in reality.
Inflation quietly raises what your lifestyle costs and erodes the value of any fixed payment. This shows what you'll need years from now, and what a non-rising income will actually buy by then.