4 Great Graduation Gifts for 2008
These 4 Graduation Gifts Aim to Please
Graduation gifts have always been some of the hardest gifts to buy. It's not like grads go and register at the local department store. I'd rather buy a gift for a wedding than a graduation any day of the week. If you're faced with the challenge of finding great graduation gifts, these four are the answer to your gift-giving prayers.
1. The Gift of Investment
Give a grad cash and they may waste it. Give a grad stocks and they learn about investment and how the market works. I really like services like Sharebuilder.com and OneShare.com. They allow you to purchase shares and/or gift certificates and investment starter kits. It's a great gift and a great lesson at the same time.
2. The Gift of Time
In my family we have a tradition of giving a high-end watch to the grad on the day of graduation. This year my niece will be getting a Tag Heuer from her mother and father. When I graduated I received a Movado timepiece from my parents. An inscribed watch is a gift that a graduate can keep and cherish forever.
3. A Weekend Getaway
After all that hard schoolwork, a grad deserves a little getaway. Supplying them with a weekend's accommodations at an all-inclusive water park resort will be a dream come true. They'll get some much-deserved fun and relaxation and you'll have given one of the best (if not THE best) gifts of the year.
4. A Digital Camera
A nice digital camera makes a wonderful graduation gift. Throw in some memory cards and a gift certificate to one of the many digital photo printing services and you'll have given a gift that keeps on giving year after year after year.
And there you have it. My top four picks for great graduation gifts. Whether you know someone who is graduating high school or college, these four are sure to be a hit.