Purchasing power of a saved amount in the future

📖 The story

The Berger family sets aside $60,000 and wants to know what today's purchasing power this amount will still have in 25 years if inflation is 3 %.

ℹ Discounting with the inflation rate.

Change any number and press "Calculate" – or use "Type in" on the right to watch it entered.

What you learn

Anyone who just hoards money loses value in real terms – inflation quietly eats away at purchasing power. Money has to work just to hold its value.

In short: Anyone who just hoards money loses value in real terms – inflation quietly eats away at purchasing power.

Formula

Today's purchasing power = amount / (1 + inflation)^n

With the example numbers

60.000,00 € / (1 + 0,0300)²⁵ = 28.656,33 €

How to read the formula

Here it is discounted: purchasing power = amount/(1+inflation)ⁿ. You convert a future amount back into today's purchasing power and see how much real substance inflation devours over the years.

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