Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40 year high of 7.5% in January 2022. However, most people's bank accounts are experiencing a much higher number. The reason is, there are some major misses in how the BLS calculates the CPI number that is the gold standard in inflation. In this episode, we discuss the 6 biggest issues with how we calculate inflation that ends up giving us a lower number than what most people are experiencing.