Hi all, the hubby and I are trying to think of a gift to get our daughter (she's due 30th Dec). We are looking for something that we can buy now, but give to her when she turns 18/21. i.e. if we had a boy we'd buy him a bottle of whiskey that was make during his birth year, and then teach him about it. Basically looking for something that we can talk to her about that she can get excited about opening/using when the time comes - any ideas?
Gift Idea - That Lasts
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It's a lovely idea.
When our daughter was born, my husband bought special packages of stamps and coins issued the year of her birth, both issues here in Hong Kong and in his home country. They came in pretty books / packages, and she will always have them.
Some people do this for girls -- they buy one pearl for each year, so the string of pearls gets longer and longer as she gets older.
Congrats in advance!
When our daughter was born, my husband bought special packages of stamps and coins issued the year of her birth, both issues here in Hong Kong and in his home country. They came in pretty books / packages, and she will always have them.
Some people do this for girls -- they buy one pearl for each year, so the string of pearls gets longer and longer as she gets older.
Congrats in advance!
Buy Gold! There are plenty of great shops in Hong Kong (including Chow Sang Sang etc.) that sell gold in various pendants or even in statues. If I had the money to do so, I would have bought gold coins for my children. Lately gold has been appreciating at amazing rates. About two years ago we bought an ounce and it has almost doubled in value! Even if gold prices drop it's still beautiful and LASTS! That's totally what I would do.
You could also sponsor a child through Children in Need or one of the other many many organizations. If you sponsor a baby, you can watch as both your child and the one you are sponsoring develop and maybe when yours is older you could plan a special trip to your sponsored child's home country.
investment advice on geobaby.com, great...
buy gold by all means, but don't do it as an investment over a time horizon like 20 years.
Wait and see, friend. Wait and see. No matter what, gold will never be worthless. Can't say the same for the paper currency we have in our wallets right now.
A bottle of wine for the year they were born, my ex boyfriends mum bought a crate for him we drank one on his 18th birthday kept another for his 21st and sold the rest at a fab profit. I remember being so impressed that his mum had kept a gift that long.
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