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If you’ve recently filled a gas tank, shopped for ground beef or paid your electric bill, you’ve noticed that prices have gone up. 

 — the biggest increase in almost four decades. 

Many of the price increases are directly related to COVID-19 supply chain bottlenecks. Some economists predict inflation will peak in a few months. But that still leaves many people on lower and fixed incomes trying to manage the price hikes. 

There are also some signs that people are spending more money than they have. Credit card debt has 

 after dropping earlier in the pandemic. And more people are using “

” options that allow them to pay for goods in monthly installments. 

Host Angela Davis talks with two financial educators about setting financial goals and finding ways to save at a time when almost everything costs more. 

Plus, MPR News senior economic contributor Chris Farrell explains how inflation works and how today’s price increases compare to the 1970s.

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We’re paying about 90 cents more per gallon of gas compared to a year ago. Inflation hit 7 percent last year overall, affecting everything from food to furniture. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with personal finance experts about how to save money when consumer goods cost more. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - We’re paying about 90 cents more per gallon of gas compared to a year ago. Inflation hit 7 percent last year overall, affecting everything from food to furniture. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with personal finance experts about how to save money when consumer goods cost more. 

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