Frugal graduation gifts that won’t go unused
May 17, 2007 by kellys
Filed under frugal living, gifts, holidays
Graduation is coming up and we have several of our teenagers at church that are graduating from high school and my baby sister is graduating from college with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. (She got all the brains!) So I thought I would share some great graduation gifts that are either thrifty for you or VERY thrifty for your graduate. Thanks, Char over at Weary Parent for a great list of ideas. Here are just a few of my own that I have either given or will give this year. Some will look familiar, Char. Sorry.
- Money – It’s always a winner for senior trips.
- Gas cards – who likes to fill up their tank these days anyway?
- Gift Cards – Wal-Mart, Bed Bath and Beyond, Target, etc… will be visited upon once the graduate goes off to college or moves out.
- A photo album for the graduate – This one is to be used for all those pictures they will be taking on their phone and digital camera the first year. What? You thought they were going to be studying? Yeah right!
- A photo album for the tears – This one is for all the growing up they have done over the last 18 years.
- A bible – If your graduate is religious, a new bible to start off a new life is always a great gift.
- A college survival kit – This could be anything from their favorite junk food to a calling card to their favorite books and magazines to remind them of home. Don’t forget to put in a few pictures. No matter how grown up they want to be, they will be homesick at first.
Stay tuned to the graduation gifts to avoid this year.
I was just telling my kids that the best graduation present I ever got I still use several months out of the year. I graduated from college in 1975, so this is one OLD present, but it is a total and complete lifesaver and I love it. LOVE IT.
What could it be, you wonder. A nice, big, fan. A window fan. It is dual direction and has a ‘thermostat’ that can direct how fast or slow you want it to go. It also has 3 speeds. It fits in the entire bottom of a double sash window. When it is on high, it’s like a 40 mph wind. It can cool off a whole floor of a house.
I think this was probably an expensive fan initially, because it’s heavy and sturdy and metal, not plastic. Made by Honeywell.
I love it and when it eventually dies, I will be bereft because I have never seen a better fan.
They look great. Cash was always my favorite gift, so that I could get what I needed. All of the churches that we have attended have always given the graduates a nice Bible. Last year the graduates were fortunate to get a really nice $50-60 Bible. My hubby was thrifty and found it on clearance for $15!!!
That fan was a very nice gift. I like cash too. My favorite gift when I graduated from college was going out to eat with my future inlaws. They were very kind to me and drove 2 hours to see me graduate and then we were all able to go out to dinner. That was a very nice gift. Sometimes, you do’nt have to spend a lot of money, just time and consideration.