As I tried to warn you noobs (George Torwell reference) some weeks ago, the insolvent banks in the Eurozone (and elsewhere) continue to up the game, this time by charging YOU for holding YOUR money.
See this article on Bloomberg.
Do not waste any time.
What more evidence do you need?
You have worked hard to earn your money and now banksters are plotting to steal it from you.
Do not be passive. Now is not the time to be passive.
Action plan
Learn how to use Steemit as an online savings account.
Withdraw some of your cash from the bank - under the mattress, the negative interest rates will not touch it.
That is the REAL reason for the war on cash - not the drug trade, the financing of terrorism, or any other boogeyman.
It is controlling what you can and cannot do with your money.
Do not just stash all of your wealth in SteemUSD - you must learn how to use Bitshares in order to store a fraction of your wealth in Smartcoins.
I also recommend parking a portion of your funds in #bitcoin - the king of crypto-currency.
If you are worried about how secure the bitcoins will be in your computer, I can recommend the use of a hardware wallet such as the Ledger Nano S.
Here is a good post by @loewan explaining the basics.
And remember -- avoid CENTRALIZED bitcoin exchanges whenever possible when you withdraw your money from the bank -- there are already today solutions, namely #bitsquare ..
If you do not know how to use the software, read these: part1 | part2 | part3 | part4 coming out tomorrow)
Conclusions
The madness of NIRPs is infecting Europe, fast.
The writing has been on the wall for many years now, and this was an entirely predictable move.
Expect capital controls and increased scrutiny in the near future.
The longer you wait, the more the banksters will get..
Take action today and learn more about crypto-currency technology!