The dear money

Is saving still appropriate today?

Our grandparents' generation didn't even have to ask themselves this question - there was often nothing to save. On the contrary.(Bild: Nattakorn )

The cabaret artist, author and expert on human nature Stefan Vögel answers questions that others don't even dare to ask. This time it's all about money. Is it better to put it in a savings account these days or should it be squandered straight away?

Looking back over the last decade, this question might well give you pause for thought - and it's not so much because of the low interest rates. Our grandparents' generation after the Second World War didn't even have the embarrassment of asking themselves this question, as there was nothing to save, but on the contrary, loans to be paid off over thirty years.