Once upon a time, money made sense. You worked hard, got paid in cold, hard cash, and tucked it safely into your wallet—or, if you were really responsible, into a savings account that actually earned interest (remember those?). You could buy a house for what now seems like pocket change, and a trip to the grocery store didn't require taking out a second mortgage.

Fast forward to today, and the financial world feels like a bad joke. Your savings account earns less interest than the change you find under your couch cushions, everything costs twice as much as it did last year, and somehow, people are paying millions of dollars for pictures of cartoon monkeys on the internet.

And then, there's Bitcoin—the digital money that your grandkids won't stop talking about. It's confusing, mysterious, and possibly some kind of elaborate hoax. Is it real? Is it safe? And most importantly, is it just another way to separate boomers from their hard-earned retirement savings?

Great questions. And that's exactly why this book exists.