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Do people give gold as gifts? I'm looking to start this early for family members, instead of them wasting money they can have something to start out their journey.ย 

To start off I have chosen to give 1g gold bars

Would be great to hear everyones thoughts on this and if they do a similar thing

Posted
3 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

Yes, I have a couple of stacking stepsons, one is getting a half sov the other some silver this Christmas.

Yeah, I have a niece who is 5 and I'm thinking of getting her a 1g Gold bar on birthdays and christmas, hopefully she will get the bug and realise the importance of this rather than being wasteful and buyinh needless things. Wish I had an uncle that would have given me a 1g gold bar every christmas lol

Posted
1 minute ago, modofantasma said:

Pandas make a good gift too with being different each yearย 

Are they of a similar price to a 1g gold bar? I'll probably mix it up a bit in the future.

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i got my daughters small gold coins last year for crimbo.... one is still in china so has only seen a picture of it but loved it, one wasn't bothered and the one still at homeย loved it... there you go.... 2 out of three aint bad as Meatloaf would say

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

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Great presents gold as gifts, so if any of you are feeling generous please bare in mind pooor old bully who only owns one sov, as he's still stacking silver. So feel free to donate a kilo bar or two - to meย  during this festive spirit!ย ๐Ÿ˜œ

Seasoned sausages greetings andย  drunken new year!

Best the Bullย ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŽ„

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Posted (edited)

I love the idea of gifting gold. I much prefer gold or cash to gift cards for myself but do feel it's not the best gift for children (in my family anyway). The wife gets gold/silverย in low premium jewellery/artย form every now and then -ย I just think it's better than yet another pair of shoes or another bag plus it makes the shopping experience more fun for meย ๐Ÿ˜.

We recently recieved 1g of gold during an Indian festival which was a great gift to receive vs a pink bank note. I think gold and PMs works for adults.ย 

My son, 6,ย enjoys coins, but he leans to older coins, and I enjoy the history lesson with him.ย Iย worry too much about him loosing/damagingย bits of gold.

Bits of PM that Iย 'claim' to have purchased for him mostly just sit in a box at the bank waiting to be sold one day. Which is no fun really and I'm pretty sure the returns are poor given the costs to store.ย 

Now when asked by friends what they shouldย buy Iย lean to recommending cash right into the childrens JISA's that are held with Wealthify or HAPI. My wife hates the idea- vs having something to open on the special day.

But for me, I don't have to worry about storing PM's or excess toys and these services help aggressively grow investments over the long term which is much more beneficial for the kids in my opinion.

A wonderful touch, and the point I'm using to convince the MRS is thatย family/friendsย can leave video or notes along with the money. These messagesย are stored 'forever'.ย 

The kids can watch/read these messagesย when they come to buy their first car/home or go into higher education. I hope it keeps them grounded and reminds them of all the people supporting them whether they're still here or not.ย 

I wish my friends and family did this for thier kids vs asking for a plastic batman doll to add to the pile.ย 

So from my POV - thoughts areย gold and PMs are great for adults (with a similar mindset as me)ย otherwise a good Whisky or Wine tends to work. Coins for kids, not had luck with bars (I'm abit boring and scared of arty bars). Otherwise investing for the long term is surely a winner, though potentiallyย not helping with popularity points in the short term.ย ๐Ÿ‘

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Posted
59 minutes ago, harrygill111 said:

I love the idea of gifting gold. I much prefer gold or cash to gift cards for myself but do feel it's not the best gift for children (in my family anyway). The wife gets gold/silverย in low premium jewellery/artย form every now and then -ย I just think it's better than yet another pair of shoes or another bag plus it makes the shopping experience more fun for meย ๐Ÿ˜.

We recently recieved 1g of gold during an Indian festival which was a great gift to receive vs a pink bank note. I think gold and PMs works for adults.ย 

My son, 6,ย enjoys coins, but he leans to older coins, and I enjoy the history lesson with him.ย Iย worry too much about him loosing/damagingย bits of gold.

Bits of PM that Iย 'claim' to have purchased for him mostly just sit in a box at the bank waiting to be sold one day. Which is no fun really and I'm pretty sure the returns are poor given the costs to store.ย 

Now when asked by friends what they shouldย buy Iย lean to recommending cash right into the childrens JISA's that are held with Wealthify or HAPI. My wife hates the idea- vs having something to open on the special day.

But for me, I don't have to worry about storing PM's or excess toys and these services help aggressively grow investments over the long term which is much more beneficial for the kids in my opinion.

A wonderful touch, and the point I'm using to convince the MRS is thatย family/friendsย can leave video or notes along with the money. These messagesย are stored 'forever'.ย 

The kids can watch/read these messagesย when they come to buy their first car/home or go into higher education. I hope it keeps them grounded and reminds them of all the people supporting them whether they're still here or not.ย 

I wish my friends and family did this for thier kids vs asking for a plastic batman doll to add to the pile.ย 

So from my POV - thoughts areย gold and PMs are great for adults (with a similar mindset as me)ย otherwise a good Whisky or Wine tends to work. Coins for kids, not had luck with bars (I'm abit boring and scared of arty bars). Otherwise investing for the long term is surely a winner, though potentiallyย not helping with popularity points in the short term.ย ๐Ÿ‘

Hopefully my Sister (mother to my niece) will see the value of this and hopefully makes sure her daughter will learn the value of this. Hopefully it will help, the fact me and my sister were never really well off growing up.ย This should, hopefullyย get my niece in the right frame of mind and make good financial decisions growing up. But I can still always get her a lil gift she can play with too that won'tย the bankย ๐Ÿ˜‰

Posted (edited)

I gave my family a 1oz silver coin each last year. Which was a mistake as now my mum has the bug and I am buying and selling stuff on her behalf left and right.

For my niece I have started a collection of gold sovereigns that she will get when she turns 21. She is almost 3 atm so wonder what the gold price will be in almost 2 decades!

Edited by Fadeingstar
Posted
3 minutes ago, Fadeingstar said:

I gave my family a 1oz silver coin each last year. Which was a mistake as now my mum has the bug and I am buying and selling stuff on her behalf left and right.

For my neice I have started a collection of gold sovereigns that she will get when she turns 21. She is almost 3 atm so wonder what the gold price will be in almost 2 decades!

Sounds like your niece is going to be in a good place when shes 21

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Some times I get given Amazon gift cards from my Family for birthdays or Xmas so Iย use themย to buy 1oz silver Britannias from Amazon itโ€™s not an ideal situation asย they are over priced but in my eyes itโ€™s better to use the gift cards on PMโ€™s rather than buying some c**p that I donโ€™t need.ย 

Posted
2 minutes ago, Hunter87 said:

Some times I get given Amazon gift cards from my Family for birthdays or Xmas so Iย use themย to buy 1oz silver Britannias from Amazon itโ€™s not an ideal situation asย they are over priced but in my eyes itโ€™s better to use the gift cards on PMโ€™s rather than buying some c**p that I donโ€™t need.ย 

Not the worst way to spend your gift cards but for future reference ,ย I'd imagine if you put them on here for a fair trade for silver bullion you would get a closer equivalent to the value of your gift cards.

I like to buy the pre-dip rise.

Posted
3 hours ago, Fadeingstar said:

For my niece I have started a collection of gold sovereigns that she will get when she turns 21. She is almost 3 atm so wonder what the gold price will be in almost 2 decades!

When she's 16 and has 50k worth of gold she cant access she's going to hate youย ๐Ÿ˜‚

"It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on"ย  -ย Satoshi Nakamoto 2009

"Its going to Zero" - Peter Schiff 2013

Winning an argument with an intelligent person is difficult; winning an argument with a stupid person is impossible.
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Posted
20 minutes ago, Hunter87 said:

Some times I get given Amazon gift cards from my Family for birthdays or Xmas so Iย use themย to buy 1oz silver Britannias from Amazon itโ€™s not an ideal situation asย they are over priced but in my eyes itโ€™s better to use the gift cards on PMโ€™s rather than buying some c**p that I donโ€™t need.ย 

What coins do you normally get as the price varies massively. ยฃ43 for a 1oz SIlver Krug ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Posted
10 minutes ago, danmc82 said:

What coins do you normally get as the price varies massively. ยฃ43 for a 1oz SIlver Krug ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Well Nathan likes them ๐Ÿ™ˆ

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I like to buy the pre-dip rise.

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not a "gift"

"It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on"ย  -ย Satoshi Nakamoto 2009

"Its going to Zero" - Peter Schiff 2013

Winning an argument with an intelligent person is difficult; winning an argument with a stupid person is impossible.
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Posted

I'm thinking we should all pool together and sell on Amazon for ยฃ40 a ounce??? Bring that moon to us type thing.

I like to buy the pre-dip rise.

Posted
12 hours ago, darkninja1985 said:

Do people give gold as gifts?

Of course !ย  It might be a little foreign in the western culture.ย  But in other cultures like Indian andย Chinese, it is common to give gold as gifts especially for weddings and special anniversaries. Not being snobbishย but I think 1g of gold may not go down too well !ย ย ๐Ÿ˜Š

Posted (edited)

I have given gold coins as gift to my nieces and nephews for their wedding (starting in 1990) with the year of their wedding (1/4 - 1/2 troz)ย Same for my daughter on the year she was married (1 troz).ย I bought gold coins for my kids with their birth year (1 troz) and have also done so for my grandchildren (1 troz).

Edited by trozau

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