Inflation causes things to cost more, and for our money to buy less (hence your grandparents saying "in my day, you could buy a cup of coffee for a nickel"). suppose inflation decreases the value of money by 2% each year. in other words, if you have $1 this year, next year it will only buy you $0.98 worth of stuff. how much will $100 buy you in 10 years?

Secured loans are protected by collateral security. examples: title loans where the borrower uses the car title as collateral security interest rates are lower and repayments are longer therefore risk is low as a collateral security is given as guarantee to the bank in case of failure to pay the loanunsecured loans are not protected by collateral security but it is given on the creditworthiness of the borrower, trusting that she/he will pay on time. examples; payday loans is a short term loan where the borrower lends money from the bank and pays is back when the borrower receives his/her wages.interest rates are high and repayments are shorter. but the risk is high as no collateral security is given as a guarantee to the bank for payment of the loan