Why I Started Investing: The Moment My Sense of Crisis Changed Me 1. The Belief That Savings Was the Only Answer Growing up, I believed in the financial philosophy of my parents’ generation: “Money grows by keeping it in the bank.” My father, in particular, firmly held the view that “investing is gambling.” As a result, I internalized this belief as an unquestionable truth. To me, saving money symbolized security, and watching the numbers in my bank account grow was proof of responsible money management. As a young professional earning around 200,000 yen per month, I diligently increased my savings ...