Inflation is making a mess of my savings.

[erep]

There isn't much we can do about it. All I can say is that I try to adjust myself to the currently situation I'm facing. If prices are getting more expensive each new day I go to the supermarket, I stick myself with the promotions and cheapest items which fit my budget. If I'm going to eat out, I also look for the most affordable alternatives, and thankfully there are always some of them.

Despite the financial difficulties the world is facing, I think it's still possible to be fine following this recipe. At least I still have abundant food to eat and access to acquiring superfluous items every month thinking on personal self-esteem and welfare.

We must rearrange financial management to adjust to the impact of inflation. Several options must be implemented, including reducing spending costs and converting savings into investment assets that have the potential for stability, such as investments in gold, land and others.

We don't know how long the impact of inflation can be restored to improve the economy in various countries, everyone must have their own strategy to limit the use of savings funds, such as hunting for food or goods that have been discounted at various shopping centers, these efforts help you to save money and manage expenses only for basic needs.

[bayu7adi]

I deeply empathize with the inflation woes afflicting several countries, causing significant hardship for their citizens and making everyday food purchases a burden. I recognize that each nation faces varying inflation rates, and I consider myself fortunate to reside in a country currently experiencing relatively low inflation.

When inflation strikes, my response entails a concerted effort to economize on expenses and plan my financial affairs as effectively as possible. My goal is to prolong my financial sustainability and navigate through the crisis that ensues during such times.

Undoubtedly, surviving high inflation necessitates meticulous preparation. Savings and investments must be managed prudently, particularly concerning FIAT currencies that become susceptible to soaring food prices. Prioritizing savings is of paramount importance to weather the storm when the inflationary period arrives.

[Ultegra134]

How are you guys pulling it through with this inflation?

Hasn't inflation always been a problem in the world? but humans always have a way to overcome it because humans can always adapt well to everything that happens.
You can't fight inflation, which can be done by making adjustments so that you can still meet your main needs in full, one of which is by looking for additional income, just complaining won't change the situation and saving is only useful when things are urgent but to deal with inflation you have to start investing, right? just save because your fiat money will always go down in value.

If people take a moment to learn about how the economy works, they will know that inflation is a part of the economy and it is always present in our lives. But most people won't feel it because it's under the government's control and doesn't affect them much, so they don't feel it. Most people just focus on enjoying life in a stable economy, they are not prepared for unexpected bad things. So when inflation gets out of control, things go bad quickly and they start complaining and blaming anyone.

Indeed, instead of trying to overcome difficulties, many people just complain and blame others even though it doesn't change anything for them.

1–2% of yearly inflation is reasonable and is supposed to be healthy for the economy, showing growth. However, excessive amounts of inflation aren't healthy at all and are putting a huge burden on the average consumer. In Greece, inflation hit an all-time high of over 40 years, surpassing 12–13%, which, in practice, isn't accurate at all. I used to buy chicken at €6/kg, and now it costs €10/kg; that's an increase of over 40%. On top of that, the increasing costs of gasoline and electricity aren't included in inflation measures, proving how inaccurate and defective these measures are.

Unfortunately, prices are certainly going to stay where they are, while our salaries have remained the same. As a result, our available income is much lower than it used to be two years ago.

[uneng]

There isn't much we can do about it. All I can say is that I try to adjust myself to the currently situation I'm facing. If prices are getting more expensive each new day I go to the supermarket, I stick myself with the promotions and cheapest items which fit my budget. If I'm going to eat out, I also look for the most affordable alternatives, and thankfully there are always some of them.

Despite the financial difficulties the world is facing, I think it's still possible to be fine following this recipe. At least I still have abundant food to eat and access to acquiring superfluous items every month thinking on personal self-esteem and welfare.

We must rearrange financial management to adjust to the impact of inflation. Several options must be implemented, including reducing spending costs and converting savings into investment assets that have the potential for stability, such as investments in gold, land and others.

We don't know how long the impact of inflation can be restored to improve the economy in various countries, everyone must have their own strategy to limit the use of savings funds, such as hunting for food or goods that have been discounted at various shopping centers, these efforts help you to save money and manage expenses only for basic needs.

Yes, if you have a considerable amount of money idle you have more alternatives to develop your strategy against inflation. To buy a land or a property can be a smart choice thinking on increasing their value on long term or generating passive income through renting. This is the best strategy I'm aware about, although people have to be careful where they acquire lands or properties, because if the area isn't promising, it will reflect negatively on the value of their patrimony futurely.

The legality of such acquisitions is also a must to prevent future headaches. A scripture of the land is always a must.

[marcous]

I deeply empathize with the inflation woes afflicting several countries, causing significant hardship for their citizens and making everyday food purchases a burden. I recognize that each nation faces varying inflation rates, and I consider myself fortunate to reside in a country currently experiencing relatively low inflation.

When inflation strikes, my response entails a concerted effort to economize on expenses and plan my financial affairs as effectively as possible. My goal is to prolong my financial sustainability and navigate through the crisis that ensues during such times.

Undoubtedly, surviving high inflation necessitates meticulous preparation. Savings and investments must be managed prudently, particularly concerning FIAT currencies that become susceptible to soaring food prices. Prioritizing savings is of paramount importance to weather the storm when the inflationary period arrives.

It's true that I agree with what you said, maybe another way to get through this inflationary phase is by self-development to avoid the various impacts that can arise. If our main job is as an office employee it is likely that it will definitely have an impact on the all employees. So being prepared and aware of the situation is a good and wise step, by looking for more adequate job opportunities to earn income to cover daily and monthly expenses.

Side work can also be done to increase side income besides our main income, investment and saving expenses are indeed the main points. Two-way communication to determine family priorities will be very helpful in situations like this.

[Sithara007]

Under normal circumstances, savings can never be greater than inflation rate. If you want to beat inflation, then you need to make investment rather than saving. Here in India, term deposits usually give interest ranging from 5.15% to 5.50% per year (depending on the bank). Inflation rate at present is around 5% to 6%. But there is a catch. Interest from term deposits will be considered as your income and you need to pay income tax on this interest. So effectively you may receive somewhere around 3.55% per year from term deposits.

[coolcoinz]

Due to global economic problems, things like inflation are happening in different countries now.

That's what they want you to think, that it's all caused by problems like war in Ukraine, global warming, the pandemic and all that. It's all lies. Inflation is mainly caused by money printing and they were printing all the time in 2020 and 2021.

I also feel inflation hitting hard, but I have more bitcoin than fiat money so I feel somewhat safe. If you feel your purchasing power disappearing every month, reduce your exposure to fiat money.

[Bushdark]

Due to global economic problems, things like inflation are happening in different countries now.

That's what they want you to think, that it's all caused by problems like war in Ukraine, global warming, the pandemic and all that. It's all lies. Inflation is mainly caused by money printing and they were printing all the time in 2020 and 2021.

I also feel inflation hitting hard, but I have more bitcoin than fiat money so I feel somewhat safe. If you feel your purchasing power disappearing every month, reduce your exposure to fiat money.

Inflation will keep rising whether we like it or not. The problem of the world is increasing everyday making it hard for people to have what they want without the price of goods increasingly. Salary is constant and people are forced to adapt to the situation of life. We keep seeing that inflation in increasing and there is nothing we can do since the government are the one in charge making and creating laws that we all have to abide to whether we like it or not.

Things are so disturbing and food becoming very expensive. The salary we are getting from our various jobs is still what we do get now whether inflation increase or not. People are forced to suffer and adapt to life trials .

[DanWalker]

How are you guys pulling it through with this inflation?

Hasn't inflation always been a problem in the world? but humans always have a way to overcome it because humans can always adapt well to everything that happens.
You can't fight inflation, which can be done by making adjustments so that you can still meet your main needs in full, one of which is by looking for additional income, just complaining won't change the situation and saving is only useful when things are urgent but to deal with inflation you have to start investing, right? just save because your fiat money will always go down in value.

If people take a moment to learn about how the economy works, they will know that inflation is a part of the economy and it is always present in our lives. But most people won't feel it because it's under the government's control and doesn't affect them much, so they don't feel it. Most people just focus on enjoying life in a stable economy, they are not prepared for unexpected bad things. So when inflation gets out of control, things go bad quickly and they start complaining and blaming anyone.

Indeed, instead of trying to overcome difficulties, many people just complain and blame others even though it doesn't change anything for them.

1–2% of yearly inflation is reasonable and is supposed to be healthy for the economy, showing growth. However, excessive amounts of inflation aren't healthy at all and are putting a huge burden on the average consumer. In Greece, inflation hit an all-time high of over 40 years, surpassing 12–13%, which, in practice, isn't accurate at all. I used to buy chicken at €6/kg, and now it costs €10/kg; that's an increase of over 40%. On top of that, the increasing costs of gasoline and electricity aren't included in inflation measures, proving how inaccurate and defective these measures are.

Unfortunately, prices are certainly going to stay where they are, while our salaries have remained the same. As a result, our available income is much lower than it used to be two years ago.

All commodities increase in price during periods of inflation but will be uneven, chicken can rise above 4€/kg, but other foods demand less so prices will increase less. So you cannot say that the inflation figure is incorrect. Prices will depend on supply and demand, for items that are not in high demand, prices will hardly increase.
But you are right, prices will hardly change even if inflation falls, but this can be caused by traders deliberately manipulating prices and governments being too negligent in stabilizing market prices. And the salary increase needs to be considered to balance everything, if the Government rushes to increase wages, they will face many difficulties in controlling inflation.

[Mpamaegbu]

The same case scenario here in the Philippines before the amount of 20 USD is fair enough to sustain for almost five days for food, but right now half,f of it, even the 20 USD, just caters a daily survival only or even takes three days if you have an excellent proper management of money. People see that storing their funds in those banks or even cold cash as the best way to save is not the reality; inflation continuously increasing makes your money less valuable. Reason why good to have a good cashflow so you don't need to think that your money in the future makes a zero or even less value.

I guess it's a global thing. I even thought the OP was talking about the situation in Nigeria when I saw the thread, not knowing they were talking about Europe. The rate of inflation in Nigeria is double figure and it's hitting the citizens real hard. The country hasn't had it this bad until with the new administration in place. Prices of goods aren't predictable within 24hrs after knowing what prices were. They change on hourly basis so to say.

I guess it's about time people started saving their money in stable coins than in fiat, if they can't keep it in Bitcoin at a time like this.

[Lorence.xD]

The same case scenario here in the Philippines before the amount of 20 USD is fair enough to sustain for almost five days for food, but right now half,f of it, even the 20 USD, just caters a daily survival only or even takes three days if you have an excellent proper management of money. People see that storing their funds in those banks or even cold cash as the best way to save is not the reality; inflation continuously increasing makes your money less valuable. Reason why good to have a good cashflow so you don't need to think that your money in the future makes a zero or even less value.

I guess it's a global thing. I even thought the OP was talking about the situation in Nigeria when I saw the thread, not knowing they were talking about Europe. The rate of inflation in Nigeria is double figure and it's hitting the citizens real hard. The country hasn't had it this bad until with the new administration in place. Prices of goods aren't predictable within 24hrs after knowing what prices were. They change on hourly basis so to say.

It's literally a global thing it's only differ on how people in the country handle the impact of the inflation. Here in the PH still no changes, the inflation rate keep increasing as the government couldn't do a thing to slow down or reduce the the number of inflation rate. Worse thing is that the salary of an average person still remain bare minimum til now which is an issue even years ago. Good thing that in the Nigeria you've noticed that some changes are caused by new administration but here? Nah even new positions there's no changes here. It's the worse main reason why most of the people here much prefer to work abroad or migrate.

I guess it's about time people started saving their money in stable coins than in fiat, if they can't keep it in Bitcoin at a time like this.

Only if most of the people are aware and have prior knowledge to crypto for them to invest. Since more people much prefer to save their savings in banks where their money still affected by the inflation. Well there's an alternative investment not only in crypto such as golds which I also invest physical.

[fuguebtc]

Due to global economic problems, things like inflation are happening in different countries now.

That's what they want you to think, that it's all caused by problems like war in Ukraine, global warming, the pandemic and all that. It's all lies. Inflation is mainly caused by money printing and they were printing all the time in 2020 and 2021.

I also feel inflation hitting hard, but I have more bitcoin than fiat money so I feel somewhat safe. If you feel your purchasing power disappearing every month, reduce your exposure to fiat money.

Inflation will keep rising whether we like it or not. The problem of the world is increasing everyday making it hard for people to have what they want without the price of goods increasingly. Salary is constant and people are forced to adapt to the situation of life. We keep seeing that inflation in increasing and there is nothing we can do since the government are the one in charge making and creating laws that we all have to abide to whether we like it or not.

Things are so disturbing and food becoming very expensive. The salary we are getting from our various jobs is still what we do get now whether inflation increase or not. People are forced to suffer and adapt to life trials .

Exactly, whether the war ends or the epidemic stops, as long as the free government prints money in an uncontrolled way, inflation will not stop. But we won't be able to give our opinion or don't have any way to affect their decision. Instead, we should adapt and find solutions for ourselves, don't expect the government to fix everything and save us. If we want the government to save us, we need to save ourselves first.
Don't expect or depend on anyone without taking action.

[Mauser]

The purchasing powers of citizens are getting weak and I don't understand if the consumer protection laws are even effective anymore this days.
You buy something for a certain amount today, in the next one week, that same item you bought  has charged Prince without any reason.
How are you guys pulling it through with this inflation?

Sorry to break it you like that, but the consumer protection laws were never in place to protect the consumers. Politicians don't care about the average citizens that are losing all their savings in the high inflation times. The whole mess we are in is done by the politicians and was only matter of time to crush us. Since  the financial crisis in 2007/8 we were living in low interest rate environment. All the big countries took advantage of the low rates and added a lot of debt in the meantime. It's so much easier to make promises to the voters with money that you don't own. Companies were doing the same, adding a lot of debt to pay higher bonuses. It was only question of time for inflation to pick up with all that additional money in the economy. All the covid relief programs giving billions to companies didn't help either. Inflation is the perfect solution for the government to get out of the debt problems. Every year the debt burden will become smaller as the value of money drops. The only solution we have now is to invest our money and try to make higher returns than the inflation rates.

[beerlover]

You buy something for a certain amount today, in the next one week, that same item you bought  has charged Prince without any reason.
How are you guys pulling it through with this inflation?

There will always be an inflation all the time and everyone is being affected here, but how do we stand out amidst this occurrence depends on the appropriate approach we administer to help us plan and prepare against the consequences of inflation in our own economy and finances, what are the investment we made, how do we decided to secure them, we are also expected to have an alternative means to financial income, we are to make diversification where necessary and we are to also remain committed to what we do and be sensitive enough in seing something coming before it hit us bad, we should most importantly be independent especially in this deteriorating financial economy and venture into bitcoin as an alternative digital currency that cannot be affected by inflation.

I believe that if we are prepared like that for any we are going to be fine. Yes, it is going to be a hard one for some people but we need to learn how to do that and we should be ready for it one way or another. Not too many people can be ready for it unfortunately but that's just how it is.

People are not ready because they do not think that anything bad would happen, or better yet they think something bad could happen but they do not care about it anyway, it is just not something we think we need to be ready for. This is why when stuff like pandemic happened there weren't any people who could survive if the government didn't help and plenty of people were on welfare for a while in order to stay alive during that period.

[Ultegra134]

All commodities increase in price during periods of inflation but will be uneven, chicken can rise above 4€/kg, but other foods demand less so prices will increase less. So you cannot say that the inflation figure is incorrect. Prices will depend on supply and demand, for items that are not in high demand, prices will hardly increase.
But you are right, prices will hardly change even if inflation falls, but this can be caused by traders deliberately manipulating prices and governments being too negligent in stabilizing market prices. And the salary increase needs to be considered to balance everything, if the Government rushes to increase wages, they will face many difficulties in controlling inflation.

That's how inflation works in theory; in practice, I haven't seen what you're claiming. Supposedly, inflation is the average percentage movement of a specific list of goods, but in reality, I haven't seen any goods decrease in price. Everything has gone through the roof, so your statement is invalid. All goods have increased in price; I haven't seen a single item being cheaper than it used to be. It's a complicated matter; it isn't that simple to increase wages. The main issue is that after prices increase, even after the condition is settled, they'll never return to where they were. This, in my opinion, is pure speculation that goes without any monitoring.

[bestcoins1]

We must rearrange financial management to adjust to the impact of inflation. Several options must be implemented, including reducing spending costs and converting savings into investment assets that have the potential for stability, such as investments in gold, land and others.

In this case I also agree more with the options you are offering because it is quite clear that gold, land and several other properties are still very good to own besides Bitcoin. Because some of the assets in your options are assets that are still very useful at this time and are still very much sought after by investors. The point is to seek profit in addition to their own future savings goals and this can also enable them to fight the effects of inflation because they also have to be able to manage their finances to be able to achieve this.

We don't know how long the impact of inflation can be restored to improve the economy in various countries, everyone must have their own strategy to limit the use of savings funds, such as hunting for food or goods that have been discounted at various shopping centers, these efforts help you to save money and manage expenses only for basic needs.

Those who are still struggling with inflation at this time must indeed be able to manage spending their funds into things they need only. So they will limit unnecessary spending of funds as long as they are still struggling to fight inflation, because that is the basic thing before making additional strategies for this. And I think that each of us should always have better efforts to use funds in life before feeling the effects of excessive inflation.

[DeathAngel]

To protect your savings from inflation, diversify your investments Think about allocating funds into a mix of assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, crypto & commodities. Investing in inflation-protected securities like Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can be beneficial.

Try to regularly review and adjust your portfolio to ensure it aligns with your financial goals. Additionally, consider investing in international markets and currencies to spread risk. Importantly maintain an emergency fund and stay informed about economic trends and monetary policies to make informed investment decisions.

[Willitivity]

Post-Covid really brought with it a lot of things, inflation being one of the most critical. Inflation has hit the world hard, every country is experiencing significant rising cost in basic things. The fact that there's too little money to cover for ones needs makes it sickening. In addition to this, the cost of items keep going up on daily basis with no hope of coming down.

To cushion the effects of this situation, one needs to take strategic actions. If you live in a third world country with weaker currency against the dollar, best best is to hold more of your fiat in the stronger currency. Only exchange funds to meet day-to-day expenses. As much as possible, cut down on unnecessary expenses.

Inflation can never go away, it will always be here. Best thing is to make certain lifestyle adjustments to not be blown away by it.

[DanWalker]

All commodities increase in price during periods of inflation but will be uneven, chicken can rise above 4€/kg, but other foods demand less so prices will increase less. So you cannot say that the inflation figure is incorrect. Prices will depend on supply and demand, for items that are not in high demand, prices will hardly increase.
But you are right, prices will hardly change even if inflation falls, but this can be caused by traders deliberately manipulating prices and governments being too negligent in stabilizing market prices. And the salary increase needs to be considered to balance everything, if the Government rushes to increase wages, they will face many difficulties in controlling inflation.

That's how inflation works in theory; in practice, I haven't seen what you're claiming. Supposedly, inflation is the average percentage movement of a specific list of goods, but in reality, I haven't seen any goods decrease in price. Everything has gone through the roof, so your statement is invalid. All goods have increased in price; I haven't seen a single item being cheaper than it used to be. It's a complicated matter; it isn't that simple to increase wages. The main issue is that after prices increase, even after the condition is settled, they'll never return to where they were. This, in my opinion, is pure speculation that goes without any monitoring.

In my country, the price of gasoline has dropped to almost pre-war levels, leading to a drop in prices for many commodities. I remember correctly, not too long ago there was a topic about the lack of onions and eggs causing the prices of these two items to soar that many people could not afford to buy them. But meanwhile, onions and eggs in my country are still cheap foods that anyone can afford. Not to mention electronics in my country are cheaper than ever because demand is slowing down, and they need to lower prices to stimulate demand... and many things are changing.

You are right, we will never return to the original position but in terms of macro factors such as increasing population causing increased demand, impacts caused by nature… there are too many problems, and it is difficult to solve them all. So over time, things will get worse, and instead we should find ways to adapt rather than blame and complain.

[wxa7115]

To protect your savings from inflation, diversify your investments Think about allocating funds into a mix of assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, crypto & commodities. Investing in inflation-protected securities like Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can be beneficial.

Try to regularly review and adjust your portfolio to ensure it aligns with your financial goals. Additionally, consider investing in international markets and currencies to spread risk. Importantly maintain an emergency fund and stay informed about economic trends and monetary policies to make informed investment decisions.

Those which have an excess of cash each month can easily find ways to protect themselves and their wealth from inflation, however what happens to all the people out there which are unable to do this due to a lack of savings? Those people are in serious trouble as inflation affects them too and they have no way to protect themselves.

Now it could be argued they could buy items which are not going through such a high inflation, but this is only a temporary measure as sooner or later whatever articles they are using as substitute goods are bound to increase in price on the future too, eventually leaving them with no cheaper alternative products to purchase.