6 Reasons Why 12,000 Aussies Are Ditching Banking Apps to Save Money With This Japanese Method Piggy Bank
By Brittany McDonald. Last updated Aug 10, 2025
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Only 13% of Aussie transactions still use cash — but research shows those who save using physical methods save 37.4% more than people using apps and digital accounts.
1. Banking Apps Create "Invisible" Money That's Too Easy To Spend
It's so much easier to spend when it's just tapping your card. You hardly feel like you're spending real money.
Digital transactions remove the psychological "pain of paying."
When money is just numbers on a screen, your brain doesn't register the same commitment as handling physical cash.
The Japanese Method Piggy Bank gets you to physically handle cash before saving it.
When you physically interact with your money, you think about it differently.
Each note you drop in becomes a conscious decision, making you 3x more aware of your saving progress than any app notification.
2. Apps Make Saving Feel Like Another Chore to Manage
You've tried all these budgeting apps but they're just another thing you have to check and update.
Banking apps require constant digital management - categorizing transactions, setting budgets, fixing miscategorized expenses. It becomes work, not a habit.
The Kousely piggy bank requires zero digital management. No passwords to remember, no categories to fix.
Simply drop in your $10, $20 or $50 notes and watch your savings grow. It's saving made simple - the way it should be.
3. Digital Savings Are Too Easy to Transfer Back Out
Digital banking makes it too easy to transfer money back out of savings when you're tempted by something.
With a few taps, your savings disappear. Banking apps removed the friction that protected your money from impulse spending.
This Japanese Method Piggy bank creates healthy friction between you and your savings.
You can't accidentally spend it with a tap. To access your money, you need to physically break the seal - giving you time to think:
"Do I really need to buy this?" This built-in pause has helped thousands avoid impulse purchases.
4. Apps Give You Data, Not Motivation
You've downloaded three different savings apps but you always forget to use them after a few weeks.
Apps rely on notifications and charts, but these become background noise.
Without physical interaction, there's no emotional connection to your progress.
Each note in your Kousely Piggy Bank is proof of progress you can see and feel.
Unlike app notifications you ignore, physical growth is impossible to ignore.
The weight increases, the sound changes, the visual crossed off numbers - creating multiple sensory rewards that keep you motivated week after week.
5. Apps Make You Feel Like You're Saving, While You're Actually Spending
Every time you check your account at the end of the month, you wonder where all your money went.
Apps show you budgets and categories, but don't change your spending behavior. You feel productive using the app, but your savings account stays empty.
Money box doesn't just track your money - it changes how you think about it.
Before spending, you ask "Could this note go in my piggy bank instead?"
This simple shift has helped over 12,000 Australians actually save money, not just plan to save it.
6. The Privacy Problem
Financial apps collect extensive personal data, which can be sold or breached. Many Australians are uncomfortable with this privacy invasion.
Unlike financial apps, this Piggy Bank doesn’t track, log, or collect anything.
No bank account syncing, no logins, no data trails.
Your financial habits remain completely private - the way they should be. It's your money, your business, nobody else's.
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"I love this product so much that I bought another four to give as gifts. Thank you Kousley. My savings have certainly improved and the dollars are quickly adding up. Best thing I purchased on line in years....and it works. Love it!"
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"I love it…it’s like you’re spending your money but in fact you’re saving money."
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"I am obsessed with it. I go shopping and think spend or my money box. Money box wins!"
A great idea. Once its in there I’m not getting it out. It’s fun & inspiring marking off the amounts. Only thing I don’t like is the plastic over the amounts is frosted and it’s quite difficult to see the amounts without lifting it to look below.
Store owner replied:
Hey Rebecca! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note - please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
Love the learning of saving money for my child and your product helps so much - thanks
Store owner replied:
Hey Elena! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note - please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
Store owner replied:
Hey Joanne! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note - please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
added two new colours to my money boxes collection! I already filled the original brown one
Bought one for each of us so the whole family can save together and everybody has their own coloured box (me, my husband and kids) the colours are so cute and the quality is really good. We’re all excited to see who finishes theirs first 🥰👍
Using it helped me developed regular saving habits , started putting aside small amounts of money wherever I could and small time those contributions add up , even small amount can help achieve financial goals and create a sense of security.
I was a bit sceptical but thought it was worth trying. I love it. Crossing off those numbers is so satisfying. It really does make you want to save more money to put in the box. Such a simple yet genius idea.
Store owner replied:
Hey Cate! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note - please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
I love the money box my friend Iim
Also loved it and ordered 3 👍
Great invention and after a few weeks, I've already managed to save a couple hundred dollars! If that money was sitting in my bank account savings, I know my temptation would have gotten the better of me and the money would be spent. Love this money box and the psychology behind it :)
Store owner replied:
Hey Thabo! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note — please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
Love it but the screen keeps falling off so used a tiny bit of blutack to secure it.
I bought 2 & 1 is for my son's birthday in April.
Great way to start saving. It's exciting to cross of dollar amounts. Can't wait until it starts looking busy with all the crosses. I now use cash to buy products so I can save what's left over.
Love it. Im excited to get started…Infact, I have already started. Took a while to arrive but communication and emails were promptly answered. Thank you.
Saw these money boxes online and thought it would be a great stocking filler for Christmas. Got a $10,000 one for my husband and I to use for next family holiday and $1000 boxes for my boys (13 & 10) I wanted them to start to think about how they spend their money. They get cash gifts from Grandparents etc.. and just blow it on cheap tat. So the box makes them think do I need what I’m about to buy or do I put the money in the money box instead. 2 weeks in and my youngest has already saved $100. My husband and I have saved $500. Would highly recommend if you need to retrain your mindset around spontaneous spending!
Saw these money boxes online and thought it would be a great stocking filler for Christmas. Got a $10,000 one for my husband and I to use for next family holiday and $1000 boxes for my boys (13 & 10) I wanted them to start to think about how they spend their money. They get cash gifts from Grandparents etc.. and just blow it on cheap tat. So the box makes them think do I need what I’m about to buy or do I put the money in the money box instead. 2 weeks in and my youngest has already saved $100. My husband and I have saved $500. Would highly recommend if you need to retrain your mindset around spontaneous spending!
Store owner replied:
Hey Lorena! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note — please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
Loving the challenge to save, use cash & set my new goals
Store owner replied:
Hey Nicole! Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ Just a quick note — please make sure to peel off the protective film from both sides of the transparent cover. Once removed, the cover will be completely clear and the numbers will be easy to see! 🙏
Easy to assemble, overall the quality is really good and I cant wait to finish it all.. 🥰👍
I’ve only just started putting money in. I’m happy with the different amount options.
The clear plastic sheet which covers the numbers can be wiped clean and money box can be reused. Very easy to assemble also. I would definitely recommend.
I have been using the 10k piggy bank for a couple of weeks now. I have already seen an improvement in my savings. I always have spare cash laying around, so using this method has given me a clear direction on saving more wisely and I have already saved hundreds.
I’m so excited to try this savings method.
Got one for myself and for my son one.
Not sure how will it go or how long it will take for us to cross those numbers but I’m giving this a go . Great idea
Exactly what I was looking for. We will be using this on our 3 week trip in New Zealand to keep items safe while we hike and travel around. Looks and feels like a book but when you open the cover the metal lock box is inside. its large enough to hold whatever we might need to.
Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that this box has worked wonders for me (no I was not paid to write this). Its all mental, but its crazy how a box can change your thinking, you know when you have some money in your wallet and you think "oh I can use it on that or blah blah", then now the only thing that comes to your mind is that box hahaha.
I really like that savings are not too easy to access, keeps me more motivated and i don't have the impulse to take the money out. It's already my 2nd piggy bank from kousely, the first one was the one you have to assembly. i like that this one is in 1 piece. love it!
