The modern concept of the “piggy bank”, first popularised in the United ... It remains a mystery how grunty little piggies became associated with small, personalised coin receptacles.

Chances are you had a piggy bank as a kid. You know, the kind with a coin slot on top and a cork on the bottom. Or maybe it was a plastic machine that sucked up dollar bills, ATM-style. Either way ...

In today's fast-paced financial world, the concept of saving money in a piggy bank might appear antiquated. Yet, there are circumstances where this traditional method can be surprisingly effective.

Courtesy of Adrianna Rodriguez Adrianna Rodriguez had been thinking of ways to curb her overspending habit and learn to save money when she came up with the idea of getting a piggy bank.