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Keeping more than you need in a savings account is one of the most expensive mistakes in personal finance. In this episode, Lloyd breaks down why large cash balances lose value every year, the four cash traps most people fall into, and the A + B + C formula for how much money should actually stay in the bank, plus where the excess should go instead.

◼️ Why your savings are shrinking

◼️ The four cash traps

◼️ The A + B + C cash formula

◼️ How much cash you should really keep

◼️ Where excess cash should be deployed

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:41 Why your savings are shrinking

00:01:01 Real return after tax and inflation

00:01:32 How standard accounts lose you money

00:01:49 Purchasing power decline explained

00:01:54 Why most people do even worse

00:02:17 The four cash traps

00:02:23 Trap 1, transaction account graveyard

00:02:41 Trap 2, loyalty tax

00:02:58 Trap 3, bonus condition mirage

00:03:16 Trap 4, the $250,000 cliff

00:03:44 How much cash you should actually keep

00:03:53 The A + B + C formula

00:04:00 A, emergency buffer

00:04:17 B, known costs inside 24 months

00:04:44 C, sleep‑at‑night margin

00:04:59 Quick note on Money Buys Happiness

00:05:16 Example cash calculation

00:05:40 Why excess cash is unemployed money

00:06:00 Where your buffer should live

00:06:23 Best option if you have no mortgage

00:06:37 Splitting cash across banks

00:06:51 Handling and preparing your cash

00:07:00 Where excess cash should go

00:07:12 Kill high‑interest debt

00:07:24 Use offset accounts

00:07:39 Extra contributions to super

00:07:47 Two‑fund portfolio

00:08:12 Deploy into income‑producing assets

00:08:29 How to put cash to work

00:08:56 Cash isn’t bad, it’s about deployment

00:09:01 Summary of A + B + C

00:09:18 The $250,000 guarantee reminder

00:09:26 Why too much cash is a major mistake

00:09:49 Your fix, calculate and deploy

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