Money WondersPlay

Zone 8 · Pocket Money

Inflation Basics

Nine lessons of about three minutes each, every one with a live demo and a quick test.

  • Inflation & the Economy×9
Play this zone
  1. 64InflationWhy a Dollar Buys LessPrices creep up nearly every year
  2. 65PricesThe 5-Cent CokeA bottle of Coca-Cola cost a nickel for over 70 years
  3. 66InflationYour Money in 20 YearsWhat today's savings will really buy later
  4. 67InflationWhat Causes InflationToo much money chasing too few goods, and other reasons
  5. 68InflationReal and NominalThe number you see and what it's really worth
  6. 69Central BanksZero Inflation Is the GoalThe Fed aims for about 2% on purpose
  7. 70ValueThe Wheelbarrow of MarksIn 1923 Germany, prices doubled every few days and a lifetime of savings turned into paper
  8. 71The EconomyGDP: The Size of the PieEverything a country makes in a year, in one number
  9. 72CurrenciesThe Big Mac IndexA burger that compares the world's currencies