INTERNATIONAL DAYPOP CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

World Savings Day

Every year on October 31, the world is reminded that small savings grow into big security. World Savings Day, also known as World Thrift Day, encourages everyone to build the saving habit. This year it turns 102, and the piggy bank has never looked better.

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Roots: Professor Filippo Ravizza, First International Thrift Congress, Milan, 1924
Also on Oct 31: World Cities Day · Reformation Day · Doorbell Day
Hashtag: #WorldSavingsDay

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3 ways to celebrate

AT HOME

Start or top up an emergency fund

Open a dedicated emergency fund or add to the one you have, and set a small automatic transfer every payday so the spirit of World Savings Day becomes a year-round habit.

WITH FAMILY

Hand a child a piggy bank

Give a child a piggy bank with a first handful of coins and talk through a savings goal together, making saving visible and joyful from a young age.

AT HOME

Do a 20-minute savings audit

Review one week of spending, circle one habit to trim, redirect that amount to savings, and share your plan with #WorldSavingsDay.

Plan ahead

World Savings Day is observed on October 31 every year. Here is where it lands for the next ten years, handy for planners, marketers and party people.

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