Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:00:30 -0600
From: "Danl" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Calculating Inflation
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First of all, I have been reading this group for a while now and I 
appreciate the participation of the posters. There is always more than 1 way 
to look at things and you folks seem to cover a lot of POVs.

Proper financial planning (almost) always requires one to calculate the 
effect of inflation in the years to come. However, I believe that *my* 
inflation is not necessarily equal to my neighbor's inflation or certainly 
not the inflation of my cousin in Minot, North Dakota. We have different 
lifestyles and different assets. I belive that the generally quoted CPI is 
calculated using a fixed basket of goods and services. That basket may not 
(and probably doesn't) match very closely with my consumption of goods and 
services. Have any of you attempted to calculate *your* inflation given a 
personalized basket of goods and services? If so, please share your 
thoughts.

Danl