Salary is not making people poor.... Inflation is

[pawanjain]

It's not actually the inflation that is making people poor but actually "Lifestyle Inflation" that is making the people poor.
Earlier, people used to save money first and then spend it later on but things have reversed now in the sense that people actually spend first using credit cards and then save money to pay the bill.
This has caused lifestyle inflation in so many people that they have started spending more than what they are making.
This trend is rapidly spreading across the globe and is something that we should be aware of and try to avoid it.

[Fortify]

A lot of people are working harder every single year, earning more on paper yet somehow life still feels more expensive and heavier for them, The problem isn’t always low salary.... sometimes it’s inflation quietly stealing the real value of that income. Imagine you get a 20% salary increase, but food, rent, transport, and basic living jump by 40%… so are you really progressing? The numbers look bigger, yes, but the purchasing power keeps shrinking, that’s why the informed people are now looking beyond normal savings and considering Bitcoin, not because they want to gamble, but because holding weak currency can feel like guaranteed loss. For people thinking long term, DCA into Bitcoin with spare income starts looking less like speculatin and more like protecting future value.

In my opinion the biggest financial trap is believing salary growth alone creates wealth… while inflation is quietly eating everything behind the scenes. We have a lot of unseen battles folks

Your example seems to be missing a crucial point - if a business is raising their prices because of inflated costs then they should also be helping their employees by raising salaries at a similar rate. It does create a dangerous spiral which can be bad for the overall economy but why should business owners have their profits unaffected while others in their business get poorer every year. I don't see many countries claiming a 40% inflation rate because that would be devastating and entirely unsustainable, even one year of that would be crippling to the economy or most countries. It really needs strong politicians and a properly independent central bank to steer out of these sort of problems, especially when it can be currency related.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

It's not actually the inflation that is making people poor but actually "Lifestyle Inflation" that is making the people poor.
Earlier, people used to save money first and then spend it later on but things have reversed now in the sense that people actually spend first using credit cards and then save money to pay the bill.
This has caused lifestyle inflation in so many people that they have started spending more than what they are making.
This trend is rapidly spreading across the globe and is something that we should be aware of and try to avoid it.

Yeah, lifestyle inflation can definitely make someone poor, there is no doubt about that one... But I don’t think we should downplay the effect of inflation itself because inflation still has a very huge impact..

And most of the times incomes does not grow with inflation.. The prices of food, transport, rent and almost everything just keep going up, but people salary and income does not go up at all.. Even someone that is managing money well use to still feel the pressure.. So even as lifestyle inflation is a problem, inflation itself is also a major problem..

[nara1892]

Inflation is a common problem, and everyone knows this. But there's something even more dangerous than inflation: rising lifestyles. In our country, it's become a habit where, when incomes rise, lifestyles also rise, leaving people without any assets that could increase their value or wealth. They have a machine for making money, but the faucet is leaking (an increasing lifestyle).
So, in my opinion, the most influential and primary cause of poverty here is poor financial management.

[Dreadboost]

In my opinion the biggest financial trap is believing salary growth alone creates wealth… while inflation is quietly eating everything behind the scenes. We have a lot of unseen battles folks

Earning salary alone or salary growth can never make anyone wealthy,  almost you can just live a comfortable life, which in my opinion is not the same as being wealthy.  For anyone to be wealthy you don't have to depend alone on your salary,  you need to begin to build chains of investment,  which I believe will definitely elevated your status with time. Earning salary is good, because it can help you generate income for your investment,  but like I mentioned again you can't get wealthy if you only depend on your salary,  so the wise thing to do is to use your salary earnings to create chains of investment that can take you to the next level.

[Rebirth01]

A lot of people are working harder every single year, earning more on paper yet somehow life still feels more expensive and heavier for them, The problem isn’t always low salary.... sometimes it’s inflation quietly stealing the real value of that income. Imagine you get a 20% salary increase, but food, rent, transport, and basic living jump by 40%… so are you really progressing? The numbers look bigger, yes, but the purchasing power keeps shrinking, that’s why the informed people are now looking beyond normal savings and considering Bitcoin, not because they want to gamble, but because holding weak currency can feel like guaranteed loss. For people thinking long term, DCA into Bitcoin with spare income starts looking less like speculatin and more like protecting future value.

In my opinion the biggest financial trap is believing salary growth alone creates wealth… while inflation is quietly eating everything behind the scenes. We have a lot of unseen battles folks

You cannot take away inflation from salary the two are like 5 and 6. Government pays salary and government bad policies give rise to inflation. Those who earn salaries are slaves to inflation and high cost of living. The fiat is weak against the harsh economy therefore making salary earners debtors and slaves to the business men and women. Salary earners these days tend to look beyond just earning salaries rather they tend to create wealth by investing in assets like Bitcoin etc. The weak fiat struggles with inflation and high cost of living. Salary earners are like those who are in a deep hole shouting for help in this harsh economy.

[ZAINmalik75]

It's not actually the inflation that is making people poor but actually "Lifestyle Inflation" that is making the people poor.
Earlier, people used to save money first and then spend it later on but things have reversed now in the sense that people actually spend first using credit cards and then save money to pay the bill.
This has caused lifestyle inflation in so many people that they have started spending more than what they are making.
This trend is rapidly spreading across the globe and is something that we should be aware of and try to avoid it.

Avoiding credit cards should be the first step for such people when they know they have an habit of spending more money than they actually make, because if you have the option to spend more than what you can actually afford then it's surely a problem, especially if you don't have discipline when it comes to spending money. It is true that the younger generation spends more money on their lifestyle than they are supposed to, but I think that's not the root of the cause because someone who doesn't even earn enough can barely spend much on themselves if we take the credit card stuff out of the equation.

So I would say there is contribution from both, your salary and inflation, in making you or keeping you poor, because if you already don't earn enough, and then inflation keeps increasing, then you can obviously not save money, on top of that, you might get indebted because of not being able to complete the whole month with your salary alone. If you were earning way more than enough, you would at least be able to save some money even if there was high inflation in the country.

[Mate2237]

In my opinion the biggest financial trap is believing salary growth alone creates wealth… while inflation is quietly eating everything behind the scenes. We have a lot of unseen battles folks

Earning salary alone or salary growth can never make anyone wealthy,  almost you can just live a comfortable life, which in my opinion is not the same as being wealthy.  For anyone to be wealthy you don't have to depend alone on your salary,  you need to begin to build chains of investment,  which I believe will definitely elevated your status with time. Earning salary is good, because it can help you generate income for your investment,  but like I mentioned again you can't get wealthy if you only depend on your salary,  so the wise thing to do is to use your salary earnings to create chains of investment that can take you to the next level.

Anyone who is relying on salary will obviously not be able to be rich and break through from financial bondage which is mostly associated with people who are depends on a monthly salary. Depending on your salary is like you regulating your life because, alot of things are going to be hindered in the life of such a person, because with salary some things in life is just off you because you can't afford to buy such things.


We should make sure that we look into other sectors of life , that we can be making money from which should remove our overdependence on a salary this is good and more better than waiting for a monthly payment.

[Bitcoin_people]

The salary that people are currently getting from their jobs is not enough to maintain their standard of living. Basically, we can see that the price of everything is increasing rapidly in the market, but there is no increase in the salary of people in the field of jobs, which is making life difficult. Moreover, due to inflation, the salary that is received ends up meeting the family needs, and since the price of goods has become very high, the poor can never save much. Although the salary increases by a small amount, the money runs out to meet the needs in different places and in the end, it is not possible to save. That is why the standard of living becomes the most difficult for those who are not in a good position and have to manage their lives only with the money from their jobs. Moreover, those who do not have wealth can never own a lot of money by working hard because the standard of living does not improve, the financial position does not improve, and if you please, you have to struggle. At present, due to the deterioration of the country's financial situation and lack of market control, inflation makes it very difficult for the middle class and the poor to manage their lives.

[shinratensei_]

It's definitely both, the salary and inflation is making people poor because salary failed to keep up with the inflation. When inflation is high, logically speaking salary should rise over the year but companies like to cut corners. Thus, the salary didn't go up because company efficiency is number #1.
This doesn't only happen in the US, it happened world wide because this is the normal thing to do now. If salary able to keep up, at least we're not gonna have our purchasing power declining this much.

[abaeze]

I completely agree with you on this. Now most people are not able to live comfortably even after reducing their expenses and working hard. People are now exhausted just to meet the basic needs of life, while inflation is forcing people to live a poorer, more helpless and chaotic life. In this situation, people are looking for alternative economies and at this time Bitcoin is working as a tool to help people cope with this uncomfortable situation to some extent. So those who are already or are looking for a way to get rid of or cope with this situation, I think investing in Bitcoin will make it easier to cope with this uncomfortable situation to some extent.

[free-bit.co.in]

I completely agree with you on this. Now most people are not able to live comfortably even after reducing their expenses and working hard. People are now exhausted just to meet the basic needs of life, while inflation is forcing people to live a poorer, more helpless and chaotic life. In this situation, people are looking for alternative economies and at this time Bitcoin is working as a tool to help people cope with this uncomfortable situation to some extent. So those who are already or are looking for a way to get rid of or cope with this situation, I think investing in Bitcoin will make it easier to cope with this uncomfortable situation to some extent.

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Bitcoin is just an asset like gold, stocks, or real estate, and what it offers is both opportunity and risk. Whether you can improve your life and overcome financial difficulties depends on how you use it, not on Bitcoin itself. How would you improve your income, cope with inflation, or become wealthy if you bought Bitcoin at a high price and sold it at a lower price?

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