diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98e6ef6..570133a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *.db
+wallet.dat
diff --git a/cli.go b/cli.go
index 6476822..f32e343 100644
--- a/cli.go
+++ b/cli.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func (cli *CLI) createBlockchain(address string) {
 func (cli *CLI) createWallet() {
 	wallet := NewWallet()
 	fmt.Printf("Your address: %s\n", wallet.GetAddress())
+	wallet.SaveToFile()
 }
 
 func (cli *CLI) getBalance(address string) {
diff --git a/wallet.go b/wallet.go
index e9c3a1b..6752f62 100644
--- a/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160"
 )
 
 const version = byte(0x00)
+const walletFile = "wallet.dat"
 
 // Wallet ...
 type Wallet struct {
@@ -39,7 +43,18 @@ func (w Wallet) GetAddress() []byte {
 
 // SaveToFile saves the wallet to a file
 func (w Wallet) SaveToFile() {
+	var content bytes.Buffer
 
+	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(&content)
+	err := encoder.Encode(w)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(walletFile, content.Bytes(), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 // NewWallet creates and returns a Wallet