Savings

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The player accessing their savings account in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The savings account is a feature in the Animal Crossing series that allows the player to deposit or withdraw their Bells. It is accessed either from Pelly or Phyllis at the post office or town hall, or from an ATM-like machine known as the Automatic Bell Dispenser (ABD)[nb 1] Beginning in Animal Crossing: Wild World, the player receives monthly interest from the Bells saved in their account. In all games, the maximum amount of Bells that can be held in the savings account is 999,999,999.

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the player's savings account is at the Bank of Nintendo, and in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it is at the Bank of Nook.

Appearances[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

The player accessing their savings account in Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, the savings account can be accessed by speaking to Pelly or Phyllis at the post office only after the player's house has been fully paid off.

In Wild World[edit]

The player accessing their savings account in Animal Crossing: Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the savings account can be accessed by speaking to Pelly or Phyllis at town hall. The player receives 0.5% interest on the first of each month, with a maximum of 99,999 Bells.

In City Folk[edit]

The player accessing their savings account in Animal Crossing: City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the savings account can be accessed from the ABD at town hall. The player's Bells are stored in the Bank of Nintendo. It can also be accessed at the player's house from the ABD furniture item. The player receives 0.5% interest on the first of each month, with a maximum of 99,999 Bells.

After the player deposits 10,000 Bells into their savings account, the Bank of Nintendo sends them a shopping card, which can be used at GracieGrace and the auction house to spend the Bells in their savings without having to carry them in their pockets. If the player loses their shopping card, a new one can be issued at the ABD. After saving 1,000,000 Bells, the player receives the gold card, which gives a 20% discount when used at GracieGrace; unlike the shopping card, it cannot be reissued.

In New Leaf[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the savings account can be accessed from the ABD at the post office or on Tortimer Island. The player receives 0.5% interest on the first of each month, with a maximum of 99,999 Bells.

When selling a town in the Welcome amiibo update, any Bells in the player's savings account are transferred to the new town.

In New Horizons[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the savings account can be accessed from the Nook Stop at Resident Services. The player's Bells are stored in the Bank of Nook. The player receives 0.05% interest on the first of each month, with a maximum of 9,999 Bells. Prior to version 1.2.0, the player would receive 0.5% interest on the first of each month, with a maximum of 99,999 Bells; after downloading the 1.2.0 update, the Bank of Nook would send the player a Bell-bag rug as an apology for the decreased interest rates.

Unlike previous games, there are no rewards for passing certain Bell milestones.

With the release of the 2.0 update, it is now possible to redeem a separate ABD from the Nook Stop. Once redeemed, the player can set it up anywhere and can now access the ABD without having to go to the Nook Stop first. An ABD is also available at Harv's Island. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, after the player has done around 25 vacation homes, Lottie will set up an Automated Bell and Poki Dispenser (AB&PD), to allow the player to deposit Poki and do exchanges between Bells and Poki. There is a limit of 30,000 Bells and 15,000 Poki that can be exchanged at a time, and the exchange rates change every day.

Rewards[edit]

After depositing a certain amount of Bells into the savings account, the player will receive a letter in the mail with a present attached as a reward. Items obtained this way cannot be re-ordered from the catalog.

Animal Crossing[edit]

Savings rewards in Animal Crossing

Bells saved Item Image Type Buy price Sell price Available from
 1,000,000 Bells Tissue tissue Furniture Not for sale  320 Bells  Post office
 10,000,000 Bells Piggy bank piggy bank Furniture Not for sale  1,120 Bells  Post office
 100,000,000 Bells Mailbox mailbox Furniture Not for sale  1,000 Bells  Post office
 999,999,999 Bells Post model post model Furniture Not for sale  16,000 Bells  Post office

Animal Crossing: Wild World[edit]

Savings rewards in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Bells saved Item Image Type Buy price Sell price Available from
 1,000,000 Bells Box of tissues Box of tissues Furniture Not for sale  320 Bells Town hall
 10,000,000 Bells Piggy bank Piggy bank Furniture Not for sale  1,120 Bells Town hall
 100,000,000 Bells Pelly's pic Pelly's pic Picture Not for sale Cannot be sold Town hall
 500,000,000 Bells Phyllis's pic Phyllis's pic Picture Not for sale Cannot be sold Town hall
 999,999,999 Bells Town hall model Town hall model Furniture Not for sale  450 Bells Town hall
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: Wild World, compiled by AlexBot2004, TimeSword3D, Cuyler, SuperHamster, and PanchamBro.

Animal Crossing: City Folk[edit]

Savings rewards in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Bells saved Item Image Type Buy price Sell price Available from
 10,000 Bells Shopping card Shopping card Other Not for sale Cannot be sold  Bank of Nintendo
 100,000 Bells Box of tissues Box of tissues Furniture Not for sale  320 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 1,000,000 Bells Gold card Gold card Other Not for sale Cannot be sold  Bank of Nintendo
 10,000,000 Bells Piggy bank Piggy bank Furniture Not for sale  1,120 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 100,000,000 Bells Green feather Green feather Clothing Not for sale  50 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 200,000,000 Bells Blue feather Blue feather Clothing Not for sale  60 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 300,000,000 Bells Yellow feather Yellow feather Clothing Not for sale  70 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 400,000,000 Bells Red feather Red feather Clothing Not for sale  80 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 500,000,000 Bells Purple feather Purple feather Clothing Not for sale  90 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 600,000,000 Bells White feather White feather Clothing Not for sale  100 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 700,000,000 Bells Rainbow feather Rainbow feather Clothing Not for sale  110 Bells  Bank of Nintendo
 999,999,999 Bells ABD ABD Furniture Not for sale Cannot be sold  Bank of Nintendo
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: City Folk, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, and Cuyler.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf[edit]

Savings rewards in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Bells saved Item Image Type Buy price Sell price[nb 2] Available from
 100,000 Bells Box of tissues Box of tissues Furniture Not for sale  320 Bells  Post office
 500,000 Bells Letter set Letter set Furniture Not for sale  300 Bells  Post office
 1,000,000 Bells Piggy bank Piggy bank Furniture Not for sale  1,120 Bells  Post office
 5,000,000 Bells Aluminum briefcase Aluminum briefcase Furniture Not for sale  300 Bells  Post office
 10,000,000 Bells Post-office poster Post-office poster Furniture Not for sale  100 Bells  Post office
 20,000,000 Bells Safe Safe Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  189 Bells  Post office
 RVs
 50,000,000 Bells Mailman's hat Mailman's hat Clothing Not for sale  500 Bells  Post office
 100,000,000 Bells ABD ABD Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  250 Bells  Post office
 RVs

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Notes[edit]

  1. Known as the Bellpoint in PAL regions.
  2. Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.

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