You can enter and exit the piggy bank

How did coins become piggy banks?

To encourage saving, a small slit was placed on the top of these so that coins could enter but not exit. Because the only way to get the coins out was by breaking the container, they were mostly made of cheap materials. Eventually, these simple containers evolved into piggy banks.

What happened at a piggy bank on TikTok?

As Wade emptied the piggy bank the night before a flight home, she found not just rolls of cash and coins but an orange note that left her overwhelmed. The touching moment has garnered more than 182,000 likes and widespread admiration among viewers on TikTok. More From Newsweek Vault: Online Banks vs. Traditional Banks: Learn the Differences

Do piggy banks really save money?

Nowadays, piggy banks are used all over the world. The major change to most of them is that they have a removable part on the bottom that releases the coins. Even though piggy banks are intended for children (as mine stares at me while I sit at my desk), their important lesson of saving money is widespread and truly priceless.

How did piggy banks start?

Because the only way to get the coins out was by breaking the container, they were mostly made of cheap materials. Eventually, these simple containers evolved into piggy banks. Early piggy banks are hardly ever found—they were shattered in order to retrieve the saved coins—which has made it difficult to study their beginnings.

Did Wade's father leave a note inside a piggy bank?

The note that Wade's father had left inside the piggy bank was particularly special for the student. Though the video only showed the last page, Wade explained that it was part of a longer letter. "I would have shared the whole note he left inside but it felt too special so I opted to include just the last page in the video," she said.

Why did Wade get a piggy bank?

"My dad has always been my hero so receiving this piggy bank meant so much more to me than just what was inside," Wade, who was gifted the piggy bank on September 20, told Newsweek. "He has worked laborious jobs my whole life and I know he'd give me the world if he could, this piggy bank felt symbolic of that.