The Redditor wanted to know how inflation factored into his projected future benefit. Here's what you need to know to understand how the calculator works and how it can help you.

Calculating inflation-adjusted prices by hand involves collecting two pieces of data from the CPI-U. The tables below show how the buying power of $2.50 for a slice of pizza has changed from one ...

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