Basket with Rising Coin Stacks

A woven basket sits beside three stacks of coins that grow taller from left to right. The same basket is paired with more coins at each later position, showing a higher price over time.

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In the picture

Badge 1 sits on the front weave of the shopping basket.
Badge 2 sits on the top coin of the shortest stack.
Badge 3 sits on the top coin of the middle stack.
Badge 4 sits on the top coin of the tallest stack.

Examples

A loaf of bread that took two coins to buy last year now takes three coins.
A monthly bus pass drains more from a wallet than it did a few years ago.

Key takeaways

Inflation means the same basket of goods costs more money over time.
When prices rise faster than income, money buys less than before.

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