What can we buy a minor now in their name that will appreciate in value?

yasky777

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Buying a Birthday gift for my 10 year old. I’m trying give him a head start when he’s 21. Can I purchase things in his name?
 
Pretty much nothing that they're gonna appreciate now, lol.
Few hundred bucks of silver eagles has a good chance of appreciating...although you did say buy it in his name, so that may not be what you are wanting.

Buying a Birthday gift for my 10 year old. I’m trying give him a head start when he’s 21. Can I purchase things in his name?
 
When the Avengers first came out I bought my sons all the character action figures. I'm keeping them in the boxes, so 20 years later they can hopefully be worth something.

My cousin did that when the first Star Wars movie came out.
 
Op what about Assets? Or u speaking generally investments and other forms of cac assistance things u claim as “value”
 
MM, This is what I’m leaning towards.
Thank y’all for the advice, I’m trying to buy it and remove it from my mind for 11 years. Add to it biweekly if possible.

yup I get paid weekly since she was born. I put $5 bucks a week. Which gave her $260 that first year. Each year I raised it up $5 bucks. She’s now 14, kid got more money than her mother in her account. Then she add her birthday/Christmas money into as well.
 
Speaking of which, are US Savings Bonds still a thing? I used to buy those back in my early days in the military and cashed them in as my kids were all reaching 18. That was how my two oldest got their first cars and apartments plus furniture.
Bonds were good when our dollar was good. Now our dollar is week and it’s doesn’t multiply as before. I googled that exact thing.
 
yup I get paid weekly since she was born. I put $5 bucks a week. Which gave her $260 that first year. Each year I raised it up $5 bucks. She’s now 14, kid got more money than her mother in her account. Then she add her birthday/Christmas money into as well.
I like this idea. I may have to borrow it.
 
Open a account and put some money in it.. than convince his parents to put $25 a piece in it every 2 weeks until he turn 18.. than when he’s that age tell him that money is to invest in his future whether entrepreneurship, getting certain licenses, taking some classes, investing

the breakdown
$25 bi weekly =$50 a month .. which is $600 a yr per parent.. in 8 yrs that $600 per yr would be $4,800 per parent... if both parents do this.. that’s $9,600.. close to $10,000 to flip or invest.. now if the parents are able to put at least $50 per parent bi-weekly the number doubles by the time he’s 18 which would be $19,200 to invest/flip
 
Open a account and put some money in it.. than convince his parents to put $25 a piece in it every 2 weeks until he turn 18.. than when he’s that age tell him that money is to invest in his future whether entrepreneurship, getting certain licenses, taking some classes, investing

the breakdown
$25 bi weekly =$50 a month .. which is $600 a yr per parent.. in 8 yrs that $600 per yr would be $4,800 per parent... if both parents do this.. that’s $9,600.. close to $10,000 to flip or invest.. now if the parents are able to put at least $50 per parent bi-weekly the number doubles by the time he’s 18 which would be $19,200 to invest/flip
It’s just me doing this his Mom would fuck it up. There is a specific reason why I didn’t marry his mother.
 
It’s just me doing this his Mom would fuck it up. There is a specific reason why I didn’t marry his mother.
Well $25 bi- week or $50 which ever 1 you can afford.. just know that your kid future is on the line so sacrifices shall be made.. kid future or that bottle of Henny ( choose the kid and keep putting bread in that bank account no matter what)
 
yup I get paid weekly since she was born. I put $5 bucks a week. Which gave her $260 that first year. Each year I raised it up $5 bucks. She’s now 14, kid got more money than her mother in her account. Then she add her birthday/Christmas money into as well.

Dang I was putting 100 a month aside for him that way his age would be the equivalent of how much he has maybe I should cut back.
 
Open a account and put some money in it.. than convince his parents to put $25 a piece in it every 2 weeks until he turn 18.. than when he’s that age tell him that money is to invest in his future whether entrepreneurship, getting certain licenses, taking some classes, investing

the breakdown
$25 bi weekly =$50 a month .. which is $600 a yr per parent.. in 8 yrs that $600 per yr would be $4,800 per parent... if both parents do this.. that’s $9,600.. close to $10,000 to flip or invest.. now if the parents are able to put at least $50 per parent bi-weekly the number doubles by the time he’s 18 which would be $19,200 to invest/flip

:yes::yes::yes:
 
Bonds were good when our dollar was good. Now our dollar is week and it’s doesn’t multiply as before. I googled that exact thing.




Agreed. I recall my grandma doing that a number of times back in the day with CSBs (Canada Savings Bonds). They had 10-year maturities and she did that a few times for us kids ... would surprise us and say "this is coming due next year - make sure you redeem it"

Interest rates were way better back then. She did that with GICs too. Those were typically 3-year maturities.

Helped out her kids & grandkids.
 
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