Opening A Savings Account Gifts

Piggy bank at starting blocks.

Save money on the web.

'And the name of your bank please?'

Piggy Bank reads 'How to Manage Your Money.'

Nest Egg

Reverse piggy bank

Girl holding money.

Piggy Bank ATM

"Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Yay!!! I died rich!"

Build Your Own Portfolio

'Me, I don't spend my pocket money: I hoard it...'

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

'But Dad, all the other kids get a roth IRA as part of their allowance package.'

"We were able to retire 6 years early by canceling cable & eliminating anything fun."

Squirrel putting nuts in a safe box.

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

"I saved us a hundred bucks on a Jolly Jumper."

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

Piggy bank #6: Union Jack.

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

'If only I'd spent as much time on my investment portfolio as I did on my lolly mix when I was a kid.'

"Ten Dollars?! I can't eat that." Bob was on a strict low-cost diet.

'Do you think we should tell anyone about this?'

"I'm teaching him to rollover my 401 (k)."

"What a tragedy... he still had two years of his super left..."

"I just..."

My 5-year-old nephew cut his hair! His mom was so upset until she thought: 'Wait a minute! I just saved 12 bucks!'

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

Investing your savings

Piggy bank #5: carrying (colour).

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

'My allowance isn't much - but I have a great benefits package!'

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'