Amish Secrets for Keeping Bank Accounts Fat and Happy

Saving Money Like Pros

Most Americans are lucky to stash away six percent of their income, but the Amish are saving an impressive 20 percent! Yep, you read that right. In “Money Secrets of the Amish,” author Lorilee Craker reveals that the Amish community takes saving to an entirely new level.

Take Amos, for example—he’s a farmer near Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania, who managed to save $400K over two decades while raising 14 kids and renting a farm for $1.8K a month. No biggie. The Amish don’t rely on fancy budgeting apps or get-rich-quick schemes. They just stick to no-frills, steady savings, mastering the art of financial zen.

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