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Back when I had graduated, I wanted a Breitling. Instead, I got a brokerage acct full of cash. Not only has that grown into a considerable amount; it has also allowed me to exercise my understanding of the markets and act on what I've learned in school. My position at work now is extremely restrictive on personal trading, so I may roll some of it into a Roth IRA. If your son is financially intelligent, that may be your best option.
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Agreed on the investment idea...get him a Vanguard account with $500 loaded into it.
I'm assuming you know enough about finance that you can impart the value of compounding, etc.; plus it's a good opportunity to spend time/bond together looking at different stocks/ETFs. Unlike with a watch, even a relatively tame ETF will grow in value even if he forgets about it ~2 days later. |
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Stilling considering several options from here. At this point an investment or cultural experience are my top two. Thank you for your suggestions. |
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Ever thought of asking him?
Just to be sure you won't get something he'll turn around and sell for the money? Just a thought
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I will strongly second a trip. I went to Scotland for six weeks after graduating and before starting a job. Great time, taught me a little about budgeting (but I also learned that they don't stamp Brit Rail passes and you can sell them over the discounted multi day price to kids at a hostel), how not to hold up two fingers in the UK and that all Canadian chicks are nutters.
I still use the boots, backpack and sleeping bag from that trip. |
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I did ask. He wanted money for car parts. I'd be ok with this as long as he had intentions of keeping his project car.....let me rephrase that; he has intentions to keep the car, but in my 17 years as his father I've never seen him commit to anything and follow through. Without sounding crass, he has another parent that demotivates more than motivates.
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We hitch hiked a lot, including in the back of a windowless van of a tombstone carver and with a batshit dude with a small child who wouldn't talk to us who was convinced that the government was tailing him so he took tiny country roads for the sixty or so miles before we finally jumped out. I've traveled a lot since then, but never as cheaply and with so little itinerary. It would have been fun to stay longer and just work in a bike shop or restaurant to keep the beer funds flowing, but was still a highly memorable trip as it was. |
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So I ended up going with a watch. I asked him what he wanted and threw out a couple of ideas that came from here, thank you all for your input. His response was a nice watch or money for car parts. I wanted him to have something tangible that he could look at one day and say, "Dad got me this for graduation" and something that would stand the test of time, for a while anyway. He ended up with this guy.
https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-en/...rs-200-15.html Stylish enough for jeans and t-shirt but classy enough for a suit as well. His first "expensive-ish" watch. Had a "proud dad" moment when I overheard him telling his girlfriend how bad ass his watch was. |
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