Kenyan Woman Breaks 'Mtungi' Bank With Notes, Coins She's Saved For 9 Months: "Inahitaji Discipline"

• A Kenyan woman who had been saving money in a 20-litre cooking oil mtungi has left netizens impressed after flaunting notes and coins she had saved
• The woman, while answering curious fans, explained that it took her exactly nine months to fill the 20-litre mtungi and being disciplined
• Netizens admired her zeal, with some joking that she will make home banks attract tax, while others vowed to give the idea a shot

A Kenyan woman using the TikTok handle @shanyzzthebosslady has given a glimpse of the coins and notes she had been saving in her homemade bank.

The TikToker shared a video showing her breaking her 20-litre cooking oil mtungi, where notes and coins of unknown value spread on the floor.

How woman saved money at home

The woman, while sharing the video, used TikToker Shon Arwa's voice proclaiming that it was December and that she does not expect people to borrow her money.

She also explained that it took her approximately nine months to save the unknown value but emphasised that it also needed her to be disciplined and consistent.

In the video, there were so many coins and notes of KSh 100 and KSh 50 all over which got many asking questions.

Some netizens also shared they will be joining her in January so they can be on the saving journey together.

Watch the video below:

Here are some of the comments from social media users:

@natashairyne said:

"How do you manage to save all the coins? Kwenu hakuna mtu wa smokie, mayai and mahindi choma."

@itsvictor said:

"KRA liked your video."

@fracky said:

"I tried this but used to count them every day. The day I got to 2045, I started enjoying with ringoz and bites."

@Serah said:

"Coins in Kenya are valueless."

@Kennie said:

"Saving like this na hii inflation is losing money. Siku hizi just open and USD account and save."

@frianmuia said:

"This is amazing, I will do it."

@sian said:

"Mtungi, it's me and you until you buy me an asset."

@kuzzy said:

"Wow, I will now start using my small mtungi."

Lady breaks piggy bank, displays saved cash

In a similar story, a Nigerian lady and her husband showed off the money they had been able to save in the year 2023.

In a short clip they shared in TikTok, the couple brought out the box, cracked it open and counted the crumpled 1000 notes in it.

While they did not mention the amount they saved, some of their followers estimate that the money could be at least KSh 40,000.

Watch the video below: