Do you just save money or invest it as well? If you're only saving, then chances are you're quietly losing money.

As a rough example, if your saving account is paying 1% interest, but inflation is growing at 3%, then you are effectively losing 2% each year. For this reason, money-minded people invest a portion of their money to keep up with and hopefully beat the effect of inflation.

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