Do you know what happens when the inflation rate is more than the interest you earn on your savings? YOU LOSE MONEY. Currently, the top rate you can earn from a nationally available savings account in the U.S. is 0.50%. On the one hand, this means that saving $10,000 will leave you with $10,511 after ten years-a mere 5% increase. On the other hand, with the inflation rate at 6.2%, this means that you are losing 5.7% of your money every year...