Post by thread:[OT] studying economics and it's affects on me p

I am trying to predict ( ha ha I know economists get paid a lot of money for this ) what the economy is likely to do and what my best strategy for surviving is. I live in Denver, CO USAville. I am planning to move to a rural location. If the US government prints and spends more money than they collect doesn't this make inflation inevitable ? Won't prices rise on goods that are not effected by productivity gains and innovation ? ( real estate for example ) I have started by tracking gold prices. I also looked at the CPI ( consumer price index ) The CPI does not seem to reflect the reality I know. The inflations of the 70s seem to be non-represented by the CPI. Any suggestions for items to track ? Wholesale prices ? Are there good sites that cover this arena ? Best Gus