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      04-24-2018, 08:43 PM   #23
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I’m with the others who said a trip.

Everyone always thinks of STUFF. We all have to much of it. Give gift of LIFE EXPERIENCE...go somewhere, see another country, new cultures and people! He will remember it the rest of his life!!!! Priceless!!!!
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Send him to Asia to volunteer to teach or do some charity work.
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      04-25-2018, 05:39 AM   #27
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      04-25-2018, 07:01 AM   #29
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Right??? I'd love to. The younger would actually appreciate it. He's already laid claim to my Tag F1 if "something were to happen to me."
I think right there you answered your own question with the perfect gift for him. Get him his own though, don't give him yours.
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      04-25-2018, 07:03 AM   #30
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cash is the best graduation gift
I got cash for graduation.

I think I used it all on car parts.

I appreciated it too.
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      04-25-2018, 07:14 AM   #31
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High School or College?

I'm probably going to be in the minority here, but when I graduated high school my parents gifted me a new Rolex GMT Master II.

In all honesty, I got much LESS for graduating college and from there beginning law school (I guess my gift for graduating college, other than family dinners and what not, was my parents helping pay for law school)
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      04-25-2018, 08:28 AM   #33
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Thank you all for the great ideas!

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Buy him some shares and see what happens?
I really like this idea. I may just go this route but will need to ponder it a bit. Great idea!

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Suitcase (possibly with airline tickets to Europe)
Business suit (not sure of major)
Computer for college
hookers/blow
Although all are great ideas, he is a recluse and trying to get him to go anywhere/do anything is touchy subject. Just got him a laptop for Christmas last year. When I spend money on hookers and blow....I mean......IF I spend money on hookers and blow it's going to cost more than double the amount on legal fees after.

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An IOU is as good as cash
Both of my boys have been getting these since birth from their mother.

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A nice automatic watch. Depending on the budget: Omega, Rolex, Panerai...

I know it's over the $500 budget - but it's a nice gift that will serve him many years.
I keep going back to a watch, but if I get him a watch it would be a nice entry level watch to see how it is treated before big money is spent. Now if he were to take care of it and graduate college, then I can foresee a larger budget.

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When both of my sons graduate from college (about a year apart), all three of us are going to Germany for Ockoberfest. Of course there's nothing in that for me...
That's awesome! A trip would be cool but I feel like I would need to bring both boys. Maybe when they get a little older. Perhaps after college graduation.

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A job.
Meh....this is risky. I wouldn't mind to get him a job at my place of employment. In fact I would very much like him to follow in my footsteps. The problem with this is that they have been raised (not by me) to have a particular mentality. The mentality prevents them from keeping/staying at one job for more than 2 months. It saddens me but they do not have my work ethic and I'm not going to put myself in an odd spot with my employer. If they were to show me some dedication and work ethic in the future, then absolutely.

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Me too. If he doesn't have a retirement account then start one for him.
I really like this idea as well. Both of the boys have an account that their grandmother has put $100/month in since birth. Not sure when she plans to let them have access but by my calculation, they should each have over $21k in there.

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High school or College?
Problem solved. Gift him the TAG F1.
I'd rather buy him his own. He can get mine after I pass or something as a heirloom. I'd really hate to part with mine considering the deal I got on mine.

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Told my kids they can go anywhere in the world. Daughter chose Japan 2 years ago.

Son graduates this year...initially said Australia, but think he's changing to Hawaii (friend from his hockey team, lives there). He better decide soon...

My parents got me shit...so I'm compensating,

Edit: Now that I see you put in a limit...any hobbies, like golf clubs or something similar?
I had them playing golf for a while and they eventually decided it wasn't for them. Its a shame, I really enjoyed the 3 of us spending time on the course. Was lots of fun. Currently he is working on restoring a 67 Jetstar 88 and I wouldn't be opposed to buying him parts or gifting cash for parts.

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cash is the best graduation gift
I'm not opposed to this idea. The only downfall here is that I would like for him to have a tangible item that years from now he can hold, show his kids and say, "Dad got me this for graduation."

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I’m with the others who said a trip.

Everyone always thinks of STUFF. We all have to much of it. Give gift of LIFE EXPERIENCE...go somewhere, see another country, new cultures and people! He will remember it the rest of his life!!!! Priceless!!!!
This is a great idea. Although he is a recluse, this could be an experience that could get him out of his shell.

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Send him to Asia to volunteer to teach or do some charity work.
Not a bad idea. This may be something the three of us do together in a couple of years.

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LFA
I'd give him my E93 and keep the LFA.

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used Rolex date just?
He's not a Rolex guy. To be honest, I'm not either. Between varying color combos, they all look the same.

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I think right there you answered your own question with the perfect gift for him. Get him his own though, don't give him yours.
This will probably be the way I go.

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I got cash for graduation.

I think I used it all on car parts.

I appreciated it too.
This is definitely in the top 3 picks.

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High School or College?

I'm probably going to be in the minority here, but when I graduated high school my parents gifted me a new Rolex GMT Master II.

In all honesty, I got much LESS for graduating college and from there beginning law school (I guess my gift for graduating college, other than family dinners and what not, was my parents helping pay for law school)
It's High School. He hasn't even turned 18 yet....and wow man, that's a helluva graduation gift.

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Taco del mar punch card
I seriously just went from Rolex to Taco Del Mar


Thank you everyone for your replies. Some really good answers in here. You guys did not disappoint.
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It's only a watch, your phone can tell you the time.
If he likes your F1 give it to him now with an envelope with the $500. The money he will blow on whatever, the watch if presented to him properly, knowing what it (the watch) means to you will show him how much he means to you, he will cherish that watch and always carry you with him when he wears it.
It is not about the cost it is about the love.
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It's only a watch, your phone can tell you the time.
If he likes your F1 give it to him now with an envelope with the $500. The money he will blow on whatever, the watch if presented to him properly, knowing what it (the watch) means to you will show him how much he means to you, he will cherish that watch and always carry you with him when he wears it.
It is not about the cost it is about the love.
Best answer! Words of a true romantic. I bet the ladies love you.
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Should get him a bus pass
I may have to if he doesn't get his Jetstar where he wants it soon.
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My youngest is a freshman in college. He mentioned to us he wants to do a year or 2 abroad. If I knew that when he was graduating HS, I might have started a matching fund for his expenses to do so.

Push him out of his comfort zone. There is nothing like the memories of going somewhere "foreign"
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Send him to Asia to volunteer to teach or do some charity work.
Just not anywhere near the N. Korea region..
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My youngest is a freshman in college. He mentioned to us he wants to do a year or 2 abroad. If I knew that when he was graduating HS, I might have started a matching fund for his expenses to do so.

Push him out of his comfort zone. There is nothing like the memories of going somewhere "foreign"
So you use your previous “hooker” suggestion and send him away for a year with a broad as requested
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You could use that $500 and give him something priceless...

You could send him to The EJT86 School for Learning! Tuition for the first semester is only $500. Yes I do take checks. Open enrollment starts now!
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I gotta say I like OP, he responds to everyone’s posts no matter how stupid they are, I should know
Thanks man. I appreciate that.

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You could use that $500 and give him something priceless...

You could send him to The EJT86 School for Learning! Tuition for the first semester is only $500. Yes I do take checks. Open enrollment starts now!
What are your main courses of study that you offer? I wish colleges offered courses of real life situations. I refrain from making suggestions as I'm sure these interwebs are patrolled.
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Thanks man. I appreciate that.



What are your main courses of study that you offer? I wish colleges offered courses of real life situations. I refrain from making suggestions as I'm sure these interwebs are patrolled.
One of our most popular courses is my cousin Mose’s table making demonstration
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