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Can't verify if salary raise matches inflation

Employees who receive raises struggle to know if the increase keeps pace with rising living costs, leaving them uncertain about real earnings growth.

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• Does anyone actually use something to check if a raise kept up with inflation, or am I supposed to just guess based on vibes and whatever's in the news? Got bumped three percent in my review last month and felt good about it until I ran the actual numbers against what rent and groceries have done this year. Now I feel dumb for feeling good in the first place. Looking for real numbers for my field…