Box money, also known as box gift, refers to the dowry money given by the bride's parents to their daughter when she gets married. It is one of the Chinese wedding customs. Squeezing money can be seen as parents bringing their daughters to the groom's house for the sake of a better life for them. The parents of the bride give money to the box, which also symbolizes good luck, representing that the newlyweds have saved money before getting married and their wealth will increase after marriage. There are still many places that continue this custom of preparing a box of money for their daughters when they get married.
There is a saying that there is life-saving money when it comes to pressing down on the bottom of the box, which means that this money is generally not easy to move and needs to be spent in very urgent situations. In fact, the bottom of the box money is the same as ordinary money, with many uses, such as savings, financial management, and can be kept for childbirth or as an education fund. As long as the money from the bottom of the box is spent in the right place and made to work, then this money has realized its value.
Although the box money is a gift from the female's parents to their daughter, the division of marital property still depends on whether it is before or after marriage. If the marriage is before obtaining the certificate, the gift of box money belongs to the bride's personal property. If the marriage is obtained after obtaining the certificate, and it is not explicitly gifted to the female party, then it belongs to the property of both husband and wife.