Prices Are Going Up. But Not Always for the Reason You Think
About this episode
Frances Cook discusses the concept of excuseflation and how businesses exploit inflation headlines to raise prices.
Frances Cook joins the TVNZ Breakfast team to explain excuseflation, the trend of businesses using wall to wall inflation headlines as cover to hike their own prices, and what you can actually do to fight back. Follow me everywhere! Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@francescooknz Join the Money Memo newsletter for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week https://www.francescook.co.nz/subscribe Become a confident sharemarket investor by signing up to the Market Memo newsletter https://www.francescook.co.nz/invest
People in this episode
Host: Frances Cook
Topics covered
- inflation
- excuseflation
- business pricing
- consumer behavior
- financial advice
Keywords
- inflation
- excuseflation
- price hikes
- consumer tips
- financial literacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TVNZ
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