Unless you're holding a large amount of cash for many years, inflation isn't something to be worried about. Since you're posting on Hacker News, your most valua

Unless you're holding a large amount of cash for many years, inflation isn't something to be worried about. Since you're posting on Hacker News, your most valuable assets are probably your skills. Those are easily the best inflation-proof assets you can get. Personally, I bought a house (to live in) over 2 years ago, and I want to pay it all off within 10 years. This will probably be the 3rd year I've maxed out my 401k. Gold isn't a particularly good investment. Stocks tend to beat its returns, and it's useless in an apocalypse. Crypto doesn't have a long enough track record for me to be comfortable with it, and real estate (outside of my house) comes off as too complicated.