 TITLE: How to Survive Inflation CONTENT: How to Survive the Effects of Inflation\n---------------------------------------\nAvoiding inflation completely is impossible, but there may be some things you can do to minimize its effect on your finances.\nFirst, it's important to differentiate between inflation that is short-lived and inflation that lasts over a longer period. Short-lived inflation can often be attributed to supply and demand issues that drive competition and temporarily raise prices. Lasting inflation is more gradual and based on a wider variety of factors.\nWhile both types of inflation are difficult to avoid, your strategies for dealing with each may differ. The main way to survive the impact of long-term inflation is to increase your income or invest in a way that helps you grow your money at a pace that exceeds the rate of inflation. Here are five ways to survive short- and long-term inflation. END