I see that many of you actually liked the concept of 20 % method wherein you allot 20% of your earnings to be saved as emergency fund.
So I was thinking, if that 20% allotted will be invested in a time deposit kind of account, will it still be possible to earn as much or invest it in cryptocurrency? Or maybe just let the money sleep until such time you will need it?
What will be a wise kove to do with the noney you have saved up?
You shouldn't misunderstand the concept of savings. It's only considered savings, if that money is safe and you can return to it in times of need. The savings could also have a goal associated with it, and when you reach that goal you would use them for their purpose. In either cases, your savings should be safe.
What you suggested, investing your savings in crypto for example, would not be aligned with what I've explained before. Meaning that by investing in crypto, you could of course lose your money. One thing is savings, and another thing is investments.
There are investments without risk, usually offered by banks, where you could put your money away for a long period of time, and you would get a very small interest by doing that. Those types of investment, could be considered savings as well, but you must really be assured that you will never lose money if you keep it that way. If by any chances your money is at risk, you can't consider them savings.
You can of course use a middle term. You have 20% of your salary that you can afford to put aside. From those 20%, you could decide to remove 5% to 10% (or even 20% of those 20%), and use that money for investments. You know you can lose it, but if things go well you could earn much more money than by just putting it aside.