COST OF LIVING 2007

Have you noticed your disposable income shrinking this year? Maybe it's not your fiscal discipline but where you live that's to blame.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is tasked with tracking consumer prices, measured as a consumer price index (CPI), to determine the cost of living across the country. While these prices tend to increase, year-over-year, these cost adjustments vary among geographical areas.

So if you're feeling pinched for cash, you may be living in an area with rising consumer prices. See which metro areas fall above or below the national average.