Inflation! 😱 The news outlets are shouting that at every opportunity. The CPI (consumer price index) un-adjusted 12 months ending in June 2022, was 9.1%. (source: BLS.gov) This is the highest CPI we’ve seen for 4 decades. So I decided to dive into the figures, to determine some of the KEY drivers of that 9.1%, and see if there are any substitutions or changes to make to spending habits to strive for a lower (personal) inflation rate.