💰HYSA rates are dropping but don’t stress..

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Hi there,

I’ve seen the same question pop up again and again lately:

“HYSA rates are dropping… should I move my money?”

Short answer?
No, and here’s why.

Rate changes feel scary when you see them in your inbox, but this is actually how high-yield savings accounts are designed to work. They’re not fixed. They rise and fall with broader interest rates in the economy.

That doesn’t mean anything is “wrong.” And it definitely doesn’t mean you were tricked.

What hasn’t changed is the purpose of your emergency fund.

Your HYSA is still doing exactly what it’s supposed to do:

• keeping your money safe
• keeping it liquid
• and paying you more than a traditional savings account ever will
  

Even with recent dips, the difference is still huge.

Most regular savings accounts pay around half a percent.
Many HYSAs, even after cuts, are still paying around 4%.

That gap matters.

Put $10,000 in a regular savings account, and you might earn about $50 a year.
Put the same $10,000 in a HYSA, and you’re closer to $400 a year.

Same money. Same access. Very different result.

So no,  you don’t need to shuffle your emergency fund around every time rates move. Fluctuations are normal. Stability is the goal. 

And if you don’t have your emergency fund in a HYSA yet?
It’s still one of the easiest, lowest-effort upgrades you can make to your finances.

Here are accounts I personally recommend.

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