Bank employees will attempt to make you feel embarrassed for trying to get your own money out. Deep down they know they don't have any money in the vault so don't let them make you feel silly for wanting your money out. Trying out outpace inflation right now is pretty hard but there are a few ways you can do it. The HIVE Dollar put into savings on the Hive Blockchain pays 20% APR. Best in the industry. A lot of people will be vaporized by these banking collapses and even if they are very unsure about the economy and what is going on right now they will set themselves up to be slaughtered by being in cash sitting in a bank account that has a 0% reserve requirement. It's tough right now because everyone is trying to keep their heads above water with the inflation situation and it seems more critical than ever to have gardens this year to offset these insane food prices.