Yesterday, Sam walked into my study with coin banks in her hands, a smile on her face and a suggestion that they were “bloggable.” I thought so too because a few minutes later, I was taking photos of the red piggy bank with hearts all over its body and the green dinosaur that look like it saw something quite shocking because its eyes are popping out of their sockets, all the while thinking about a coin bank I had as a child, shaped like a house and, on the roof, the message that “A coin a day will build a house someday.”
Some writers work with picture prompts and word prompts. I use them too, sometimes, but memory prompts work best for me. And that memory of the coin bank with the “A coin a day will build a house someday” message was enough to get me started on a magazine article due two days from today.
Sometimes, help and inspiration come from unexpected sources. Thank you, Sam.
i’ve been looking for cute piggy banks like these Ms. Connie, may I know where these were bought?
I agree that these piggy banks are so cute! What material are they made of? And like Lemon, I am also interested in purchasing something similar to these…I imagine, a frog or a cat would also look good…
It’s nice and cute, perfect for introducing young kids to save.
My eldest is passed that stage but he’s saving his school money for bank deposits. We agreed that when he’s able to save P500 I’ll double it up for his bank account. He’s ganado to save and was even trying to give me more — trying to test if I’m really going keep my part of the bargain. huhuhu
We talked about bank accounts too. Told them JOINT accounts (parent/child) and withdrawals must have BOTH account holders’ signatures hehehe
With my son, I get to keep the ATM hahaha.
He’s wise, whenever he needs to buy something he schedules it during weekends and would tug us (Dad/Mom) to pay. He said he’s wiser than his parents kasi his a product of a CPA and magulang na nanay…
Wow, that seems to be a trend. My daughters do that to us to. They keep their savings then when we go out, they start with, “Mommy, can we buy…”
Lemon, I think they were gifts from her classmates.
Crisma, they’re made of resin.
Yung pig, from Humor Post, yung dino/gator/kung ano man yan, ewan ko. HAHAHA!
Uy, online ka na! YM tayo, anak.
Thanks, Sam…they’re really sooo cute! Hahanapin ko talaga yang mga creatures na yan.
I started reading your post almost every day now Ms. Connie. I find them very inspiring and informative.
My daughter too has a fairy coin bank. It is lovely. She put coins on it every single day and when the day came for us to open it, we ask her what would she like to buy from the money she saved? She said she wanted a barbie pink bicycle with so much enthusiasm. We bought the bike from a shop in Karama (a place in Dubai.) She was very happy and volunteered to save money again.
Knowing that she can get something after saving money is a good start for her. It is true that a coin a day can buy you your dream someday.
I was thinking that “A coin a day will build a house someday” was ok 30 years ago when inflation wasn’t like what it is today.
Well yes definitely, now we dont put our money in the coin bank, I started investing our money on mutual funds so money will grow and will work for us.
Nice photos…. Had a coin bank too when I was a kid but just can;t remember what was the design of it. lol.