Graduation season is in full swing and that means one thing: parties. Lots of them! Since getting gifts is the most important part of graduation (kidding!), here are a few ideas to help you decide what to get for the grad in your life.
1 – Cash
Cash is awesome. It’s flexible and you don’t have to worry about the graduate not liking it. Of course, the receiver could use it to buy hookers and blow. Not that it matters, right? Once you write the check, your money is gone regardless of what is purchased.
2 – Trip
Send your grad on a road trip across the country or on an adventure across the globe. This is no doubt a pricey gift, but it’ll also be unforgettable.
3 – Laptop
It’s 2010 and pretty much everybody needs to own a computer. College students will definitely need one for writing papers and taking the edge off during exam time by watching funny YouTube videos. I’d love a MacBook Pro
4 – Book
If you’d like to gift a grad something a bit more personal than cash (or in addition to…), try a book such as The Naked Roommate
A personal finance book could also be a good idea. I might be a bit biased, but many graduates would be well served by this gift. Of course, it may not be read for a few years, but it’ll come in handy when it is. This probably isn’t the time to get all gazelle like intense on them with a copy of The Total Money Makeover
5 – Gift Card
Graduates need stuff. A gift card to Wal-Mart or Target will help provide dorm room furnishings and supplies. 10 to 5 on an iTunes card
6 – Luggage Set
Whether a graduate is moving to a dorm room or across the globe (on the trip you sent them on of course), he’s going a place for his things. A nice, study, piece or two of luggage will still be used years after the graduation ceremony is over.
7 – Digital Camera
After graduating high school, tons of memories will be made. Allow for those memories to be recorded by gifting a digital camera. Here’s a compact Sony model that won’t break the bank
That’s all of ‘em! If you’re an older graduate, what were some of your favorite gifts? If you’re still in high school (or college), what do you hope to receive?
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Favorite pre-college gifts: my Mac, NYC trip, money
The money, as you say, will be gone. Ok, maybe not really gone, but I put it in my ING savings account, where it’s not actually being spent. The NYC trip was extremely expensive (price tag exceeded my current net worth) but it was worth it.
The Mac, on the other hand, is a gift that keeps on giving. I’m typing on it right now. It’s the best gift of them all
My favorite gifts include the digital camera, my mac, an iphone, and accessories for my laptop.
THe macbook pro is my favorite since i was dying to call a laptop my own besides, the laptop i got from my school was cheap and didn’t work as well. it’s on it’s last leg. Unfortunately,i had to return the laptop and they exchanged me with an older model which is just hidious so since i got the macbook pro, i gave the ibm thinkpad to mom since she desperately needed the laptop.
My digital camera, well that was used to take my graduation pictures which came out very nice. and my iphone, well it is used as a back up to my digital camera since the pictures are so neat and creats videos. i’m surprised about the clarity these devices have in terms of sound quality. The camera especially has a very clear sound quality my soni sibershot camera is the best gift i ever got for my 21 birthday. i then went and ate out with friends to take lots of pictures. i even used it for vacation trips. I’m visually impaired, so mom usually uses it to take pictures for me.