Keeping up with inflation calculator
Keeping up with inflation calculator. Computes the pre-tax raise needed under two scenarios — keeping the same dollar amount saved, or maintaining the same savings rate — after inflation raises your spending and a marginal tax rate reduces the raise itself.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
622 msmedian answer time
$0.01listed price per call
$0.01price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://x402.outpimp.com/keepingUpWithInflationCalculator
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | x402.outpimp.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 3 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.01 | 622 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"annualInflationRate": 0.04,
"marginalTaxRate": 0.22,
"monthlySpending": 4000,
"monthlyTakeHomePay": 6000
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"properties": {
"annualInflationRate": {
"default": 0.03,
"description": "Personal annual inflation rate, as a fraction. Default 0.03.",
"type": "number"
},
"marginalTaxRate": {
"description": "Marginal tax rate applied to additional income, as a fraction (0 to <1).",
"type": "number"
},
"monthlySpending": {
"description": "Current monthly spending, before inflation.",
"type": "number"
},
"monthlyTakeHomePay": {
"description": "Current monthly take-home pay, before the raise.",
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"marginalTaxRate",
"monthlyTakeHomePay",
"monthlySpending"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}