How is the wealth of an ordinary person emptied by a knife? The price of fruit has increased, 10 yuan and 20 yuan per catty have become normal, the price of drinks has increased, it is difficult to find drinks under 5 yuan, movie tickets are more than 50 yuan, and haircuts are more than 30 yuan... Watermelons are always at 2 yuan or 3 yuan a catty. Fruits such as apples and pears are too expensive. Ginger and garlic are not cheap anymore. In fact, what we say about deflation every day has little effect on our actual expenditure. The number fell, just like the Shanghai Composite Index. Others' deflation, our inflation. 20% of young people can't find a job, too many undergraduates and postgraduates are delivering food, the rise of artificial intelligence will eliminate more people, and even the most profitable Internet companies have begun to lay off a large number of employees and cut their salaries. An ordinary person has a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, a monthly rent of 1,000 yuan, which is only a low-standard shared rent, 500 yuan a month for electricity, water, Internet, and commuting, 1,500 yuan for food and clothing, and occasionally entertainment or buying some fruits and drinks. Watching movies, etc., 500 yuan a month, and saving 1,500 yuan a month is as difficult as climbing the sky, and you can't save 20,000 yuan a year. What is the key? A salary of 5,000 yuan is considered a high salary. If you invest again, speculate in stocks or buy a fund, you basically give it to the market, which will make things worse. Most people will never think about accumulating wealth if they touch such things.