Episode 6: Inflation & Deflation: The Real Forces Shaping Your Money, Your Life, and Your Future

This episode breaks inflation and deflation out of the textbook and into real life. Instead of treating them as abstract economic terms, we explore them as everyday forces that shape groceries, rent, wages, savings, debt, and political moods. You’ll learn why inflation is more than “prices going up,” why deflation is far more dangerous than it sounds, and why both are the natural outcomes of supply, demand, psychology, and policy interacting. By the end, you’ll understand inflation better than most adults — and you’ll never read a headline about “rising prices” the same way again.