If you give $100 for birthday and Christmas, I'd steer towards $250 with directions on using for books when they get to college. Denomination is up what you can afford, but this 1 time thing is a little bigger than birthday/Christmas.
Or... stick to $100 and add on something else that they may need for whatever their major is. Example - If they're going to be an Business major, get them a nice briefcase or something that they'll be able to use towards their career.
There’s no option for $0.
That would be my vote.
Wow...so glad you're not my relative.
College graduation is more of an accomplishment. I give more for that, because of how stressful college work can be, and at the end of the day, the graduate will more than likely have some student loans to pay.
We don’t do HS grad gifts as it is an expectation, no doubt it is probably slowly changing. University graduations are a big deal though.
I absolutely detest all these graduation parties they do now. My twins have graduated twice already (crèche and kinder) and they’re only in grade 6. My eyes rolled so hard I got a headache when teachers called the class party a graduation.
High school graduations here are much bigger than college graduations- I don't recall ever going to a college grad party, for my brothers we went out to dinner with him and his god parents and that was it.
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There’s no option for $0.
That would be my vote.
- My nephew is graduating high school next month and will be heading to college in NC in August. I usually give him a $100 gift for BD's and Christmas.
- I'm trying to figure out a gift. Cash? How much?
- Any suggestions?
He's not expecting anything and I'm not attending a party if there is one as he's a plane ride away. He's my nephew, godson, and I'm super proud to have watched him grow from a infant into a smart, friendly, kind human being. His grandfather passed two weeks before he was born and he is the spitting image of him. I couldn't help but think my dad and he would have been so close. This kid is special and as his aunt I want to give him something in addition to the money he's earned while in HS, to help him as he goes off to college.We don’t do HS grad gifts as it is an expectation, no doubt it is probably slowly changing. University graduations are a big deal though.
I absolutely detest all these graduation parties they do now. My twins have graduated twice already (crèche and kinder) and they’re only in grade 6. My eyes rolled so hard I got a headache when teachers called the class party a graduation.
He's not expecting anything and I'm not attending a party if there is one as he's a plane ride away. He's my nephew, godson, and I'm super proud to have watched him grow from a infant into a smart, friendly, kind human being. His grandfather passed two weeks before he was born and he is the spitting image of him. I couldn't help but think my dad and he would have been so close. This kid is special and as his aunt I want to give him something in addition to the money he's earned while in HS, to help him as he goes off to college.