The effects and implications of negative financial events such as inflation or a recession tend to creep up on us rather slowly, but when they do hit they hit suddenly and really hard. By the time you realise that each of the pounds you spend actually buys you less value than what you’ve become accustomed to, it appears to be a little too late to start implementing any sort of plan to hedge against the eroded value of your money. As soon as you do realise that each of your pounds seems to be buying you less however, reverting back to the good old days of your days spent as a student often does the trick to at least give you enough time to devise a more long-term plan to better handle your finances as a hedge against the falling value of your currency. Continue reading
