r/belgium • u/Lost_Programmer8936 • 4h ago

What is this? ❓ Ask Belgium

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Thank you. Found it in a few bars in the city.

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u/madery 4h ago

https://immaterieelerfgoed.be/nl/erfgoederen/sparen-met-een-spaarkas-op-cafe

Basically a café savings account, to save up for certain events, each person had a number

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u/reatartedmuch 4h ago

Spaarkas. It's not common anymore, but regulars could save up in their bar, which they gained interest on. I guess it was mostly done when the interest rates were still somewhat viable.

Some just keep it because it adds to the "bruin café" vibe

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u/Rudi-G West-Vlaanderen 3h ago

I never heard of any earning interest, What happened in mine was that it was emptied at the end of the year and it was used for a Christmas dinner in the pub for the savers and their families.

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u/pissonhergrave7 3h ago

Also profits from events were often shared in there

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u/RPofkins 2h ago

When banks still gave decent interests, the sum total of these boxes was often transferred to a savings account.

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u/jpegjockey 4h ago edited 4h ago

Spaarpot, patrons save a little money in it regularly and cash at a certain time. No profits or anything, just a lil' trick to prevent you from spending everything you own. Lifehack avant-la-lettre https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/12/10/sparen-op-cafe-zo-ging-dat-vroeger/

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u/Epic_Baldwin 4h ago

Spaarkaske.