The 10 Best Adult Piggy Banks

If you want savings you can't dip into, the Hizgo Stainless Steel Bank takes away the choice. All six sides are welded shut, leaving one slot that takes folded bills and coins. The black finish has a faint metallic sparkle, so it looks at home on a desk or bookshelf. When the goal is reached, you pry or hammer it open, and the steel bends rather than shattering into sharp pieces. The catch is that it's done after one use.

For anyone who wants to watch the pile grow and still get at it, the Hicocool Clear Lock Bank pairs a see-through acrylic box with a keyed front door. The seller lists room for about 700 bills, and two keys come with it. The lock does its job, and the box can be emptied and refilled for years. A determined person could still pry it open or carry it off, so treat the lock as a nudge, not a safe.

Savers who like ticking things off will get the most from the Gomyrod Savings Challenge Box. Its face is a grid of amounts, and sticker sheets for several goal sizes come with a pen to mark each deposit. Separate slots on top take coins and bills, and a sliding door on the back lets you empty it without damage. The wood case looks a bit like an old radio. The grid only helps if you keep filling it in.

Decor comes first with the Tooarts Owl Bank, and saving second. Its belly is an open metal mesh, so you can see coins and folded bills pile up, and a cap underneath pops off to empty it. The slot is wide enough for bills and checks. The bronze-toned owl suits a desk or kitchen shelf and holds up to daily handling. It's small, though, and a full owl holds only a modest pile of change.

Coin savers who want a running total can drop change into the Vcertcpl Digital Coin Jar and read the sum on a screen in the lid. It sorts U.S. coins by size as they fall and adds them up, with room for about a thousand. Buttons on the lid fix a miscount, and the jar runs on two AAA batteries bought separately. It ignores paper money, and pouring out a full jar is fiddly.

Seeing the money is the motivation with the Hicocool Clear Break Bank, a thick acrylic cylinder with a narrow slot in the lid and no other way in. Rolled bills and coins stay in view, which makes the pile hard to ignore. It costs very little, and the seller backs it for a year. Getting the money out means smashing it, and acrylic breaks into sharp chunks, so do it under a towel with eye protection.

For a classic pig that still looks grown-up on a dresser, the Pig World Ceramic Pig has a glossy pink glaze and a slot that takes coins and folded bills. A rubber stopper in the belly pulls out, so you never have to break it to get the money. It feels solidly made and matches its photos well. Ceramic can chip or crack if it gets knocked off a shelf, and the pink finish won't suit every room.

Clean lines are the draw of the Cypress Sunrise Ceramic Bank, a plain white glazed cube with one slot and a sealed bottom. The maker says it holds more than 700 bills, enough for a long goal, and it arrives in a gift box with a card for logging deposits. Opening it means wrapping it in a towel and cracking a corner with a hammer. The shards are sharp, so wear eye protection and keep kids away.

A gag gift that still does the job, the Julysgift Money Tin Bank wraps a giant Benjamin Franklin banknote print around a metal can. The slot in the lid takes coins and folded bills, and the can is sealed, so getting the money out means cutting it open. It won't shatter if it falls. The print looks sharp from across a room, but the thin tin can dent, and it often arrives smaller than people expect.

Made for handing over with a cash gift, the Pavilion Whatever I Want Fund jar is glazed stoneware that fades from white to blue, with a cork lid and base. The lid lifts off, so the money comes out whenever you like, and a small charm hangs from the knob. Pavilion makes matching jars with other sayings for weddings, trips and retirement. The cork can warp if it gets wet, and it's more keepsake than vault.