One of the best gifts from a friend to another friend is to give him or her something he or she can use for a hobby. Since they graduated, they will have more time to do what they enjoy. My friend recently started getting into photography and since most photography equipment can be hundreds of dollars, I bought him a 5 hour photography lesson with a company in Venice Beach. This itself can be expensive however Groupon and Living Social has many similar deals which are affordable. If your friend is interested in music, get him or her a book that can help them learn. If your friend really loves a certain sport give them a new glove, volleyball, or hat that they can use when playing that sport. Try to make your gift personal and of course giving them a card will show how proud you are of him or her. Hope this helps!
My favorite gift was a painting of a building on my college campus -- it's something I would never buy for myself. But the thing I needed most was personal finance advice... That would've saved me thousands that I wasted in those first few years in "the real world"!
I like to give scratch off lottery tickets with a note about how no matter how much you plan, life is about chances. Something different and fun for the graduate amongst the sea of towels and cards with money!
A book (often related to his or her major or career path) that will carry him or her onward, such as "Business as a Calling" or "Awaken the Giant Within" or something of that nature.
Honestly? I think buying the college graduate a big necessary purchase is a great graduation gift. My parents bought me a set of new tires for my car, because I was due for them!
Even though it's impersonal, I think money is the way to go. The dorm rooms are so small, so they don't need a bunch of stuff cluttering the room. College students always need money for food and books.
Cash. That's the best gift for any graduate really. Those frames and books themed for a grad or a specific year are, quite frankly, cheesy. You can always spend cash on immediate needs, save it for future expenses, or, in the case of a college grad, pay off some of those pesky student loans!
I've worked in carnivals before. I can't speak for all companies, but I can assure you that the one I worked for never had anything rigged. I saw plenty of people win at the balloon game we had, where we blew up the balloons a fair bit to make them popable (and the darts were sharp enough to pierce them.) our bottle-ring game often had a lot of kids winning some good prizes, and the clown game I ran had plenty of people walk away with decent enough prizes (we also had an all-kids-get-a-prize policy, so it didn't matter their score, they would win something). We also had a striker, that plenty of people won at as well. I don't know if the culture is different in other places, but it wasn't anything like what is often depicted in TV shows and movies.
The article says don't use anti-bacterial dishwashing liquid, but most mouthwash are anti-bacterial. It does I can use any brand of mouthwash. So the anti-bacteria ingredient in mouthwash is different from the one in dishwashing liquid? I don't get it. Unfortunately, I sprayed it this afternoon, and I just realized it now (5 hours later). I will see if it works or not.
I can't say the last time we went to a sporting event - other than high school games. It's too expensive, and quite often we prefer to watch at home where we can do our own "instant replay".
Great article. Learning the hard way is sometimes the best way, unfortunately.
One of the best gifts from a friend to another friend is to give him or her something he or she can use for a hobby. Since they graduated, they will have more time to do what they enjoy. My friend recently started getting into photography and since most photography equipment can be hundreds of dollars, I bought him a 5 hour photography lesson with a company in Venice Beach. This itself can be expensive however Groupon and Living Social has many similar deals which are affordable. If your friend is interested in music, get him or her a book that can help them learn. If your friend really loves a certain sport give them a new glove, volleyball, or hat that they can use when playing that sport. Try to make your gift personal and of course giving them a card will show how proud you are of him or her. Hope this helps!
My favorite gift was a painting of a building on my college campus -- it's something I would never buy for myself. But the thing I needed most was personal finance advice... That would've saved me thousands that I wasted in those first few years in "the real world"!
well I just graduated, and what I wanted? A beach vacation. so my family pooled enough together to get me a plane ticket.
we worked hard, now we want some time to decompress and play.
I like to give scratch off lottery tickets with a note about how no matter how much you plan, life is about chances. Something different and fun for the graduate amongst the sea of towels and cards with money!
A book (often related to his or her major or career path) that will carry him or her onward, such as "Business as a Calling" or "Awaken the Giant Within" or something of that nature.
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Honestly? I think buying the college graduate a big necessary purchase is a great graduation gift. My parents bought me a set of new tires for my car, because I was due for them!
I think the best gift to give a college graduate is money.
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Even though it's impersonal, I think money is the way to go. The dorm rooms are so small, so they don't need a bunch of stuff cluttering the room. College students always need money for food and books.
Cash. That's the best gift for any graduate really. Those frames and books themed for a grad or a specific year are, quite frankly, cheesy. You can always spend cash on immediate needs, save it for future expenses, or, in the case of a college grad, pay off some of those pesky student loans!
I have a daughter graduating this weekend and I'm low on funds. I'm hoping to get lots of inspiration on this thread!
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Money is always #1.
I think money is always a welcome gift!
I think the best gift is Dr Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go. It has great life lessons.
Common sense. No really. The world is a different place from school.
You had me at "lazy."
I've worked in carnivals before. I can't speak for all companies, but I can assure you that the one I worked for never had anything rigged. I saw plenty of people win at the balloon game we had, where we blew up the balloons a fair bit to make them popable (and the darts were sharp enough to pierce them.) our bottle-ring game often had a lot of kids winning some good prizes, and the clown game I ran had plenty of people walk away with decent enough prizes (we also had an all-kids-get-a-prize policy, so it didn't matter their score, they would win something). We also had a striker, that plenty of people won at as well. I don't know if the culture is different in other places, but it wasn't anything like what is often depicted in TV shows and movies.
The article says don't use anti-bacterial dishwashing liquid, but most mouthwash are anti-bacterial. It does I can use any brand of mouthwash. So the anti-bacteria ingredient in mouthwash is different from the one in dishwashing liquid? I don't get it. Unfortunately, I sprayed it this afternoon, and I just realized it now (5 hours later). I will see if it works or not.
We painted the living room, and it changed everything. Add new blinds, and everything looked totally different.
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I can't say the last time we went to a sporting event - other than high school games. It's too expensive, and quite often we prefer to watch at home where we can do our own "instant replay".