I remember when piggy banks were made of porcelain and painted pink. Or the ones that had neat mechanisms inside to make it look like whatever coin you dropped in was going on a roller coaster ride. Now we have this new-fangled Digi Piggy that keeps track of how much money is inside. It really was more entertaining to just toss money in a piggy bank and see how much was in there after a year.

There was a pretty big press release on it, but it pretty much is being put out to help kids understand how important your savings are. With all the people out there that only know how to use credit cards and get themselves in debt, I can�t blame the bank for hoping people will start to use their money wisely again. It�s doubtful that this pig will change all that, but who knows right? This little guy is due in the third quarter of this year and it should be in all major retail outlets. If you�re just dying to have one you can always pre-order it for $15.