How much money do you give for graduation?

[tinkerrn]

My niece is graduating from high school. I am trying to find out what the norm is in the amount of money given. I was thinking between $200.00 and $500.00....is this too much? How much do you give?

 

[rabx5]

My son got on average $50-$100 from his aunts/uncles.

 

[pearlieq]

Wow! That's a lot. If you've got the means and want to do it, though, I'm sure your neice would be grateful.

For regular friends and distant family I give about $50. For closer family and friends it's usually $100. For very special people, it's more of a unique situation. Gifts for my godson were almost $800, but there are only a couple of people I would ever do anything like that for.

 

[littleteapot]

My bff's daughter, who calls me aunt, is graduating this year and I am planning on $500. I am very close to my friend and her daughter and I know she needs to get a laptop for college with the $$$.

That said, $50-$100 is a lovely gift for someone you are just related to, not close to, KWIM

 

[luvwinnie]

Depends what what you can afford and how close you are I think. That is the range I give in for college, but I'm very close to my nieces. We gave them laptops when they graduated HS.

 

[mickeyfan2]

We give $100 for any graduation. This year we have 6 of them. Some friends of the family and the rest cousin's children. We have no kids. I know in families where there are kids they tend to give back the amount already received. We give the same no matter what the graduation is - high school, 2 year college, 4 year college, law school or trade school.

 

[Megster]

I usually got around $100 from my aunts, but I'm not really close to any of them. From family members and friends parents that I was really close to $150-$200 was probably about average.

I also got a lot of checks with $xxx.04 because I graduated in 2004. I thought that was pretty cute!

 

[ElizaB39]

I was planning on 50 for college graduations, and 20 for high school. Guess I am an el cheapo! THese are the children of friend's that we see once in a while, basically we know the parents more than the kids. For my nephew when he graduates in 6 years? Probably 100 or more at that point. No laptop from this auntie...

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i mostly got 25 and 50 for my high school graduation..i just had my college graduation party last weekend and i got anywhere from 20.00-200.00

 

[klmall]

I'm so glad you asked this question because we have two high school graduations coming up and had no idea what to give. One is for a very, close family friend (pseudo-relative's son; like a nephew sort-of) and we were thinking at least $200.

The other is a close Boy Scout and friend of the family in our troop. He almost made Eagle Scout but didn't so we're thinking of what we would have given him for Eagle (if he had made it) or around $50 - $100.

 

[Stepht5]

My niece is graduating from high school. I am trying to find out what the norm is in the amount of money given. I was thinking between $200.00 and $500.00....is this too much? How much do you give?

We gave my neice & nephew each $300 with a promise that if they graduated from a 4yr College we would times it times 10........ I was hoping that would motivate them.

No one gave either one of my two older kids money when they graduated.... Even the mom of the neice & nephew......

 

[tinkerrn]

I am close to my niece and nephew. I was their 'nanny' from the time they came home from the hospital until they went to kindergarten. I have always joked that they are 'half' mine, since I do not have any children of my own. My hubby has 17 y.o son, but we aren't close at all; saying he 'hates' me would be very nice.

I have done a search and found that most give between $50-$100. She is very fortunate to not have to worry about money and paying for college. She has everything she wants or needs. She has had the opportunity to go to a private school that cost $15,000. a year, for the last 12 years. She will be going to a private and very expensive college in our state.

She is not spoiled and has worked since she was 16 years old. Currently she has two jobs, working 10-4 at one and then goes to her second job from 5 -10. She likes to work and chooses to work, not because she has too. She likes to earn her own money and knows the value of hard work. She refused a new car for graduation, wanting to keep her 1999 Jeep Cherokee instead.

All that being said, I am just not sure if money or how much is appropriate. She is getting nice jewlery from her parents and my mother. Her parents are going to get her all the things she needs for her dorm. She will be driving about 1 1/2 to 2 hours to come home from school. The school is in a very small town and I am not sure what stores or restaurants they have there. I do like the idea of a gift card. She loves to eat out and uses her money she earns to by clothes and food when she goes out with her friends. Maybe I should check out the town she will be living in and get her a few gift cards for the stores/restaurants there. Maybe even throw in a gas card. Is this too 'chezzy"?

 

[MAKmom]

Hi Aunt Amy it your Niece MAKmom

We give $100 to nieces & nephews.

 

[camreesmom]

I just finished writing out graduation cards. For friends of mine that we don't really know their kids, it was $25. For my best friend's son, he got $100.

 

[trappednabox]

Hi Aunt Amy it your Niece MAKmom

We give $100 to nieces & nephews.

I thought the same thing! I'll be your niece

Maybe if you made her a scrapbook with pictures of the 2 of you, something that means more than it cost My favorite Aunt gave me flowers and a card and it meant more to me than anything else i got

 

[Mrs.Toad]

For nieces and nephews, we give $50 for high school graduations and $100 for college.

Our family doesn't make a big deal out of high school graduations. Although it's an important milestone, it's also expected, and not treated as a real big accomplishment.

(Not that there's anything wrong with families who do treat it as a big accomplishment. )

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Maybe I should check out the town she will be living in and get her a few gift cards for the stores/restaurants there. Maybe even throw in a gas card. Is this too 'chezzy"?

Absolutely love it....AND here is what we did with DD's teacher...

They bought her one of those "photo trees" and then parents contributed gift cards for a gift card tree. Very cool because you can also add any special photos you may have in there are well.

 

[Skatermom23]

Just went through this last year! We decided that friends of the kids and neighborhood kids would get $25. Kids of close friends of ours would get $50 and family gets $100.

 

[JunieJay]

My niece is graduating from high school. I am trying to find out what the norm is in the amount of money given. I was thinking between $200.00 and $500.00....is this too much? How much do you give?

Wow, lucky kid to have such a generous aunt!

We give $100 to relatives, $50-$75 to friends.

 

[tinkerrn]

This is the first graduation for me, and like I said I had no idea what is normal to give. I did look at the college website, it was very informative. They have a service where you can order everything from ballons and a big cookie to spa gift certificates. I might give her a few smaller gift cards and plan on sending her gifts through the service offered at the school. Suprise her randomly throughout the year, Halloween, Valentines Day, finals, etc..