Woman Unboxes Savings Container, Gifted ฿180K As New Year's Gift

Thai woman saves ~฿180K in 2021

Living the “save more and spend less” lifestyle might be the simplest way to get rich.

While some people may find the saying is easier said than done, we believe that getting wealthy isn’t too far out of reach if we save our money consistently, just like this woman did.

Here’s the story of a Thai woman in Ratchaburi who unboxed her savings container on New Year’s and found that she had gifted herself ~฿180,000 (~USD5,415) worth of savings.

Thai woman gifts herself ~฿180K (~USD5,415) worth of savings on New Year’s

On 2nd January 2022, a Thai woman named Parinatra Soonklang, who was gifted ฿180,850 (~USD5,446) on New Year’s, became talk of the town among netizens on social media.

Image credit: Parinatra Soonklang

A series of pictures were posted on Facebook. One of which showed the woman unboxing her savings containers, which were mostly filled with plenty of ฿50 (~USD1.50) bills.

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The woman and her family members helped each other to count up her savings, including ฿50 bills and ฿100 (~USD3) bills.

Image credit: Sanook

After all of the cash was counted, along with her most recent deposit of ฿450 (~USD14),the woman ran up a total of ฿180,850 (~USD5,446) in annual savings.

The money saver says she has done this for 3 years

Image credit: Parinatra Soonklang

Parinatra revealed to the press that she has been saving money for years, and the latest amount of cash had been accumulated from 1st January 2021 to 31st January 2021.

Image credit: Parinatra Soonklang

The savvy saver also said that she was inspired by a netizen who had saved his cash in a water container and had seen great results from using this strategy for 3 years in a row.

Image credit: Parinatra Soonklang

Parinatra also shared her simple trick: put away small amounts of cash everyday and try to overlook the fact that you’re saving money.

Netizens share their thoughts on the story

After the story was posted online, many netizens shared their thoughts on the issue.

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Translation: Taking a look back at myself, who saved money for a week before cracking open the piggy bank.

One netizen commented that she could only saved her cash for a week.

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Translation: Yes, I can accumulate too. I just got ฿20 (~USD0.60) from the washing machine.

Another netizen shared a comical comment: he can accumulate the money too, but only cash that he’s forgotten about or stumbled upon.

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Translation: The news shows her to be smart. Congratulations to her! I think it’s especially difficult for those who live from hand to mouth.

While other netizens shared their hilarious thoughts on the issue, one Facebook user pointed out that it’s pretty hard to save money, especially for those who live hand to mouth.

Strong commitment is key

Whether you find saving a high amount of money like this woman difficult or not, one thing we can be sure about is that a strong commitment to getting rich is the key to the success.

If you want to see great results from saving money – just like the woman did – you may even start immediately by saving the money left in your pocket in a container. We’re sure that you will be a millionaire in one day.