U.S. inflation now running at an annual pace of 8.6%, a four-decade high. Most economists expect inflation – which has already hammered consumer budgets and quickly shifted spending patterns – to linger. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is expected to hit at least $6 this summer. And it can influence your borrowing, saving and even volunteering patterns. Here are some of the less-obvious ways that some people are feeling it.