How Banks Make Money From The Money You “Save” With Them

You’ve been told banks are safe, right? That they guard your money.

Now, let me shock you.

Banks don’t just sit on your money. They use it to make more money for themselves.

You get only a tiny fraction in return as interest.

Here’s how they do it.

1️⃣ When you deposit your hard-earned cash, you are actually lending it to the bank. Yes, your money is now theirs to use. They might pay you a small interest. 7%, 5%, or sometimes even less but that’s just a token.

2️⃣ The bank takes your money and lends it to big companies like BUA at 18%, or to ordinary people at almost 30%. That difference between what they charge minus what they pay you is called Net Interest Income. That’s their profit.

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3️⃣ They don’t stop there. Banks take your money and use it everywhere. Federal agencies, state governments, private companies, even diaspora money. Every naira is turned into profit somewhere.

4️⃣ After salaries, taxes, and other expenses, a well-run bank can make trillions of naira in profit, all built on the money you trusted them with.

💔 Meanwhile, you get “interest.” Crumbs. Peanuts.

Money that barely beats inflation.

Money that grows so slowly, you can almost watch it disappear.

Now, I need you to feel this. Imagine spending years saving, thinking you’re growing your wealth, only to realize someone else has been building their empire with your money.

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Painful, right?

But here’s the good news, if banks can turn your money into wealth, so can you.

You don’t have to settle for crumbs.

You don’t have to watch your money sit idle while inflation eats it away. You can:

✅ Learn to invest in assets that grow over time

✅ Make your money work as hard as it does for the banks

✅ Build a future where your wealth isn’t measured in interest payments, but in freedom and choices

Stop just “saving.” Start putting your money to work. in stocks, in mutual funds, in businesses, in yourself.

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Let your money multiply, not just sit there waiting to lose value.

Your money has power.

The question is, will it work for you, or just continue working for banks?

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