A user collects his money saved in his box from "L'Ecossais" savings club, in Algrange, north-eastern France, on December 7, 2024. This Alsace-Moselle working-class tradition, originated in Germany around 1800, consists of saving money in a box in a bistro or restaurant to be collected at the end of the year. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images)