Our friend Michelle gave me and Jake this adorable little piggy bank for our soon-to-arrive daughter. I’d always secretly wanted a piggy bank for my child. I think it’s so cool how you can stuff bills in there and not see them so you’re less inclined to smash the thing and spend the money on yourself.
We’ve made a big to-do about already starting her college fund. It’s ringing in at a whopping $6 right now and maybe one day, if we work hard and save diligently, we may have enough to send her to one of the more prestigious community colleges.
Hopefully, using a piggy bank will be a good vehicle for teaching our daughter about the value of money. And its shadow emotion, guilt. When she sees me allocating a portion of my hard earned chicken money into her pig — that’s right, I’m putting chicken money into a pig….it’s so down home around here–hopefully she’ll be induced to do more of my bidding.
The truth is, I will gain much satisfaction by saying stuff to her like, “I’ve been saving money for you SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN. And THIS is the thanks you give me??? Get mommy another glass of chablis.”
Money and guilt, I can’t wait to be a mom!
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Hee!
A little tip: Put the piggy on a table or counter that is near where visitors come into the house. They think it is cute to feed the piggy.
Our son’s college fund is almost enough to go to one of those fancy on-line colleges!!!!
Meredith: Great idea! Why save when I can get others to do it for me?
I got a full small piggy bank as a shower gift & my daugher (now 6) has accumulated 11 piggy banks at last count (some as gifts, some as souvenirs from travels, some because they’re cute). She puts any money she receives as gifts, spare change she finds, her allowence (when I remember to give it to her), and her tooth fairy money in them. I asked her a week or so ago if she wanted to put the money in the bank or cash in the coins for bills? Nope. She likes having money in the piggy banks. I’m okay with that. It’s starting to teach her the value of money now, too – learning the different values, saving for what she wants, etc.
Great idea.
And the one you got is adorable!