re: Get Em While They're Young

MeghanWhitmer — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:09:52 GMT

TuneSmith - I TOTALLY agree. My daughter will have assistance with her education, no need to worry about her parent's financial well-being, and plenty of other things in the future if my husband and I keep working hard and sticking to our plans so I feel pretty good about skipping the Barbie Dreamhouse this year!

re: Get Em While They're Young

tunesmith — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:03:29 GMT

Dear Meghan,

Right on sister, right on! I've been to 1 year-old's birthday parties before where the the guest of honor had no clue about the whole thing.

If people really want to spend money on the baby, have them contribute to a 529 account for their college, or buy them a stock or a bond. Talk about starting them out right - they have so much time for that money to grow! That will be a MUCH bigger help to the child and the family than one more new onesie, and will come in handy when they will really need it! (I don't see college getting any CHEAPER...)

All a kid needs for his first few birthdays is his favorite food, his favorite people (his family) and his own small chocolate cake to bury his face in (and have loads of pictures taken of)!