<prompt> Human: Basically, I always hear people saying 20 back then might be worth around 2 mil now, and my question is, if I left 20 in a bank account back whenever this ws, would my dollar amount of increased? Or only if it were invested?  <response>: No, you would always have 20. It would be worth less in the future. If you invest it then the money would increase or decrease depending on the investment choice.Also, inflation isnt that bad. If you had 20 in 1913, it would be worth under 500 now. So those people either dont know what theyre talking about or are talking about a really long time ago. 