Appropriate graduation gift amount for neighbor

[connorlevismom]

Our neighbors son just graduated high school and invited us to the party. We are friendly with them but not friends, if that makes sense. I am not sure the appropriate amount to put in his card. I don't want to be cheap, but don't want to put to much in the card. I think $25.00 is a good amount but my husband said that is cheap and we should at least put $50.00 in there. I think that sounds like a lot!

 

[kymom99]

$25 is fine around here, but it depends on where you live I guess

 

[J'aime Paris]

$50 is a starting point around here.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

We'd do that amount ($25) for a high school graduation but my husband and I are on the same page with monetary gift amounts generally speaking.

If you and your husband are at odds perhaps meet in the middle if it becomes that big of a deal. Because a cash gift would be a bit odd to do $37.50 (the middle point of the two) I would do $40 in this case (since you can do two $20 bills) IF it's really that big of a deal to your husband to be more than $25.

 

[MamaMermaid]

I think $25 for someone you aren’t friends with is totally fine.

 

[design_mom]

$25 would be totally acceptable for a neighbor gift around here. (Central Ohio).

 

[Kitty 34]

My brother who goes to many graduation parties gives $25......I just asked him the other day. This is Mid-Michigan, tho.

 

[mjkacmom]

My late mom’s best friend just sent my seniors $25 each, Staten Island to NJ, I’d give a neighbor kid $25. I’ll probably give my kids’ friends $25, more for their 3 or so closest friends. ETA, I’ve given checks in the amount of the graduation year to those we are not close to, so this year $21.21.

 

[Southernmiss]

I get invites from kids at church each year. I am glad to wish them well, but gifts add up.

This year, I gave $21 (class of '21) and some token things to a young lady. So $25 sounds about right for a non family non close relationship.

My niece got $100.

 

[Kae]

$25 is good.

 

[TippyThomas]

$25 seems reasonable to me.

 

[HeatherC]

$25

 

[neverlandsky]

$25 is more than enough for a neighbor.

 

[dclpluto]

Since your going to the party 25 dollars sounds kind of cheap. 50 dollars sounds more like it.

 

[mjkacmom]

Since your going to the party 25 dollars sounds kind of cheap. 50 dollars sounds more like it.

If this is a home party it’s probably an open house type of thing, where people come and go, only family and close friends are giving more than $25 (and I’m in the NJ cover your plate $150 minimum pp for weddings camp).

 

[moniqueand2]

I think $25 is like the minimum. Can you both agree on $40.00?

 

[disny_luvr]

I think $25 is a good amount. We went to my DH’s coworker’s son’s graduation party this past weekend and that’s what we gave. We thought that was fair.

 

[leahgoogle]

We give $25 to acquaintances and $50 to close friends.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I'm going to tag on here and ask my own question.

My stepsister and I no longer speak, but we have not put the kids in the middle of it. Both of my nieces have stayed in touch (at least via social media), but my nephew has not (I'm not judging him on that since I don't think he's on social media at all). I have not seen any of them in 4 years, which means it's been that long since I've talked to him.

In any case, I received a high school graduation announcement from my stepsister for him and would like to send something on. What is the appropriate amount? I unfortunately don't remember what I gave his sister 3 years ago.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

$20 or $25 would be fine.