Where does interest come from? There is no magic: money does not produce money by miracle! If you earn interest, someone must have produced goods and services and gave you part of his income! Let’s see how that works with this video.
Source : Meaningful Money, episode 272
saver: the person who saves
to borrow: emprunter
borrower: the person who borrows
to deposit : verser, déposer
to lend: prêter
Question 1: How much does the saver earn when he deposits his money in the bank?
Question 2: How much interest do the borrower have to pay to get money from the bank?
Question 3: Where does the bank get the money it lends to the borrowers?
Question 4: Where does the bank get the interest it pays back to the saver?
Question 5: How does the bank make a profit?