Wealth Awakening
Cash Is Melting Your Wealth! Why Stashing Money in the Bank Is the Biggest Financial Trap
You think parking your money safely in the bank is the most solid form of security? You watch the number in your account creep up and assume your wealth is steadily growing—yet you fail to notice that the everyday cost of living is quietly draining your purchasing power. Fiat currency is designed with a mild inflationary bias, and central-bank easing policies keep diluting the buying power of cash. This article starts with your parents' era—when "savings were king"—and unpacks the three fatal illusions of cash, the brutal math of deposit rates failing to keep up with prices, and an asset-allocation direction that works for ordinary people. Don't let your hard-earned money quietly melt into a worthless piece of paper.