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Fiat Inflation Calculator

Understand how inflation erodes the purchasing power of your savings

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Historical average for GBP

Value Lost to Inflation

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0% purchasing power lost

Future Purchasing Power

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Equivalent to today's value

Purchasing Power Over Time

What This Means

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Your savings lose purchasing power every year

Even though the number stays the same, what you can buy with it decreases due to inflation.

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Example

What costs £100 today will cost approximately £164 in 20 years at 2.5% inflation.

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The Bitcoin Alternative

With a fixed supply of 21 million, Bitcoin cannot be inflated away by central banks, making it resistant to this value erosion.

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Note: This calculator uses simplified inflation calculations. Actual inflation rates vary year by year and can differ significantly between categories of goods and services.

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