[the_devils_advocate_666]

Since the 1990s, according to the report, housing prices have risen 56 percent, college tuitions 60 percent and health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs 155 percent.

At 2% interest over 20 years you'd expect to see about a 50% increase in the original principal.

[Woebama]

That’s a good point. I guess inflation does compound.