How Inflation Quietly Steals Your Freedom

Inflation sounds technical and like something central banks deal with, not you.
But in reality, it’s the most important concept to understand if you want to stay free.

Because inflation doesn’t just make things more expensive.
It makes your money worth less. Slowly, silently, every day.

What Inflation Really Is

Most people think inflation means “prices are going up.”
But that’s only half the story.

The real truth is:

It’s not that things get more expensive, it’s that your money buys less.

If you had €1,000 in your account a year ago, and inflation was 5%,
that same €1,000 now buys what €950 would have bought before.
Your money lost €50 of purchasing power, without anyone taking it.

Imagine if prices on shelves stayed exactly the same,
but the number on your bank account quietly went down each month.
That’s what inflation really does.
You just don’t see it.

Inflation Destroys the Value of Your Time

Every Euro you earn is a piece of your time and energy.
Inflation means that yesterday’s effort buys you less tomorrow.

If you saved €1,000 today and left it untouched for 10 years with an average inflation of 4%,
you would lose almost a third of its value.
Your future self would only have the purchasing power of around €670 in today’s money.

That’s why “saving” in cash isn’t saving, it’s slowly losing.

Why We Don’t Notice It

Inflation is designed to feel invisible.
It happens gradually, your coffee to go gets a little bit more expensive, one 20 Cent increase here, one rent increase there.
We adapt, complain a little, and move on.

But if the number on your bank account went down by 5% overnight,
you’d be furious.
You’d call your bank, the police, the news.

And yet, that’s unfortunately exactly what’s happening. Just quietly, through policy.

How to Protect Yourself

You can’t control inflation. But you can decide what to hold.

Here’s the basic rule:

Don’t hold what governments can print.
Hold what’s scarce.

That means:

• Invest in productive and appreciating assets like ETFs or real estate that grow faster than inflation.
• Hold some Bitcoin or gold as protection against currency devaluation.
• Keep only what you need in cash for short-term stability.

Inflation rewards those who understand it and punishes those who ignore it. Don't be in that group. Now you know, you can start doing better.

Final Thought

Inflation isn’t a distant economic issue. It’s a quiet transfer of your time, effort, and freedom.

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
And once you act on it, you’ll never let your money sit still again.

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