Specifically, buying a house with an American fixed-rate style mortgage hedges against inflation in terms of interest rates (assuming they rise to counter inflation), value (assuming it rises in tandem with inflation), and leverage (broadly-accessible 1:5 with no call isn't bad!).
But to the broader point, bemoaning helplessness in the face of inflation is false.
There are tons of things essentially everyone could do to hedge inflation, if they were willing to pay the fee to do so.
But to the broader point, bemoaning helplessness in the face of inflation is false.
There are tons of things essentially everyone could do to hedge inflation, if they were willing to pay the fee to do so.