Gift Money To Spend A Certain Way, But Not So Much

In My Humble Opinion
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Hypothetical…

Say someone thinks you are an outstanding person (generous/courageous/whatever) and wishes to give you money under certain circumstances, but not much. Like these scenarios…

*Springing for a monthly subscription or membership dues. I suppose for something like tanning would be a good example.

*A one time purchase, an item you wouldn’t buy for yourself due to your budget, but with another’s cash the treat would be nice. IE: A bigger, nicer microwave, new speakers for your vehicle, an expensive[r] ankle bracelet. Like that, but limited to a couple hundred bucks.

*A mini-vacation, perhaps over a weekend. Somewhere you could fly maybe, that’d be relatively cheap (Vegas?) or closer with swanky hotels and fun entertainment. Only, I suppose, for the weekend, to fit the criteria.

*A piece of furniture under $250.

*A toy for adults.

*Other services. A chef for an evening, a maid to spring clean your house or an indepth psychic reading.

That’s just off the top of my head. What other unique offers can you come up with that’s in or around the same idea? And what would you pick?

For mine, in order: monthly pedicure, a heated toilet seat ( :smiley: ), a visit to Fiesta Texas, a nifty futon from Ikea or a re-furbished antique refrigerator, and lastly, someone to plant me flowers (with easy-to-follow instructions on how NOT to kill them).

Y’all?

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Alright ( < ---- which I’m sure is many a person’s pet peeve), either no one fantasizes about small sums of free money, or, I’m on more ignore lists than I paranoidly imagined.

:frowning:

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I hate gift certificates, I suck at using them, especially to restaraunts, Unfortunately, I get alot of them.

Definitely manicures, lawn service, someone to haul my yard waste, an hour with a financial planner, ooh, oil changes!

We are not handy folk, and I swear, giving me a painter for a while would be wonderful, any kind of handyman really.

There is a conceirge service here locally that you can buy blocks of concierge services, which, I suppose, would be nice if I wasn’t home so much.

The gift of AAA Plus, worth it’s weight.
Yearly subscription to Skeptic Magazine, I’m so paranoid about missing an issue, I think I’m paid through the next 3 or so years.

Right now, I’m pimpin’ my birthday out for new lights for my fish tank. 20 years of having tanks and I am determined to get nice lights. (Don’t scoff, ~$250 is the starting gate for good lights, and those won’t really let me get into corals)

My baby has pre-paid college, so donations to that in any amount make me cry, heck, I’ll cry thinking about how she won’t have to support herself, beg for aid and struggle like I had to, but most importantly, not drop out from burn-out like I did.

I can grasp small sums, it’s the bigger ones I struggle with. I was determined when I got a HUGE sales commission that I was going to buy myself an expensive, useless, dust-gathering bauble. I just couldn’t do it. Really anything over $250 and I get nervous, I’m trying to fix that about me, hence the lights.

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I just wanted to pop in and say I’m impressed with the gift ideas you already listed, they are excellent!

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Well, you could always go with a gift card for a massage (or multiple sessions). I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like a good massage.