Dhan ki baat #2 – Banker at the gates

BANKER AT THE GATES

Welcome to the second edition of Dhan Ki Baat. In the previous edition, I had written about ‘making money even when you are sleeping’.

It is a very tantalising idea and in times to come, we will explore it further.

In this second edition, I want to cover the other side and that is – ‘losing money even when you are sleeping‘.

Sounds scary. It actually is. Protecting your money from undue influence is equally important.

There are several entities out there to rob you of your money in a very sophisticated, legal way.

You deal with them on a day to day basis and in some cases trust them blindly.

The one at the forefront of this robbing act is your bank. Once you enter in bank’s official records, it is hard to come out and it is even harder to resist their advances.

It reminds of the famous Eagles song – Hotel California.

The famous line from the song –  “You can check-in any time of the year, but you can never leave.”

The song is one of my favourites but for different reasons.

Now, let me recount a brief story to you.  

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