MAR 01, 2026Finance
Stop Letting Inflation Eat Your runway
Cash is Trash
Holding operating capital in a standard checking account is negligent. You are paying the bank to hold your money.
The Treasury Ladder
You need liquidity, but you also need yield.
- Tier 1 (Ops): 1 month of expenses in Checking.
- Tier 2 (Reserves): 6 months of runway in Government T-Bills (via Mercury Treasury). Currently yielding ~5%.
- Tier 3 (Growth): Reinvested into ads or product.
Don't be a day trader. Be a CFO. Set it up once, collect the yield forever.