There are some great articles on deflation and Inflation at Mint.com that illustrates some economic concepts in an easy to grasp visual way.

Deflation is inflation’s polar opposite. It’s what happens when prices go down and you get more bang for your buck. Sounds good right? But deflation, like inflation is complicated and much less understood than inflation. It can lead to what’s called the deflationary spiral and grind the whole economy to a halt. In this second of a two-part series we take a look at deflation.

Mint.com provides a useful free tool for managing your money online including aggregating information from multiple accounts.

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