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Question about potential gift from parents

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Question about potential gift from parents Last year my parents lent us money to purchase a home in NY state. We made sure to set up a repayment plan that included interest to keep everything above-board with the IRS. This year they are expecting a large sum from the sale of a property in my late grandparents estate and they want to pass that inheritance into our loan. My question is wou…

Reddit Personal Finance 844 2025-02-15

LPT: Flowers are a perfectly nice Valentine’s gift. Lingerie is highly risky.

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LPT: Flowers are a perfectly nice Valentine’s gift. Lingerie is highly risky. This one is especially for the sweaty, panicked dudes currently prowling through Victoria’s Secret in a state of growing terror. Flowers are fine. Flowers are lovely. Flowers are available everywhere, can be as simple or elaborate as you want, and you don’t have to worry about fit. If you really want to get your girl lingerie, take her shopping …

Life Pro Tips 412 2025-02-15

LIV CEO: Norman’s ‘a gift,’ remains with league

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LIV CEO: Norman’s ‘a gift,’ remains with league New LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil says predecessor Greg Norman remains on the league’s board of directors, lauding him for “his experience, his leadership, his friendship.”

ESPN 1.0k 2025-02-13

Gift card 1 by 1 service

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Gift card 1 by 1 service Does a service like this exist? You pay, for example, $25 for a $20 gift card, provide the recipient’s name and address, and have the card shipped directly to them. The card can include some customization, such as your company name or logo, so the recipient knows where it came from. Plus, it operates on a pay-as-you-go basis—if you need one gift…

Reddit ecommerce 827 2025-02-10

Problem in usage of visa gift cards

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Problem in usage of visa gift cards I have a $10 US Visa Gift card, and i cant use it anywhere. I tried bestbuy, target, amazon, everything. Amazon blocked my account on suspicion of fraud, target and bestbuy cancelled my orders. I tried using it to buy something on a chess website, that too would not take it. I am so pissed off there is literally nothing this card can do. atp ple…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-02-09

What to do with 30k wedding gift?

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What to do with 30k wedding gift? My partner and I were given a $30k wedding gift and we are trying to figure out where to put the money. We like the idea of splitting it between 2-4 things. We already had a plan for maxing out 2025 IRA contributions and have a safety net so don’t consider those. Should we… -pay off our debts (he has $6k I have $9k) -put more into mortgage to pa…

Reddit Personal Finance 398 2025-02-04

Wanting to gift my son $20k for graduating college. But how?

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Wanting to gift my son $20k for graduating college. But how? I know it’s not a large amount of money, but it’s $19,950 more than I had when I graduated. He has a decent vehicle, so need to purchase a new one. A few options I’m considering: 1) giving it to him in a lump sum. Tell him to buy a “want” but no more than $1000 to scratch the itch of wanting to spend it 2) use it to make his student loan payme…

Reddit Personal Finance 922 2025-02-01

The Verge’s 2025 Valentine’s Day gift guide

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The Verge’s 2025 Valentine’s Day gift guide Valentine’s Day might seem like any other commercial holiday given the abundance of candy and the sheer number of cards lining store shelves, but if you put in a little effort and a lot of heart, it can be about so much more. After all, at its core, February 14th is about celebrating love in

The Verge 1.2k 2025-01-31

Music is a gift

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Music is a gift Does anyone else use music as a coping mechanism? Whether it’s listening to music, writing music, or listening to music while you are writing your music. I love certain lyrics and how powerful they are. I feel like music could be seen as a gift but for other people it can be an annoyance. But I don’t really care what people say. I just care abou…

Reddit Music 1.1k 2025-01-31

Q: How to invest this $10K gift (+Other beginner investing Q’s)?

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Q: How to invest this $10K gift (+Other beginner investing Q’s)? Hi! (Note: main parts are in bold.) I posted this in the morning on the daily thread (I read general Q’s should go there) on r/investing, but got no responses, so I’m making a post… I was gifted $10K (1 time thing they’re doing) for investing from a relative. I’m basically a beginner when it comes to investing – just got out of college, and just…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2025-01-25

What to do with gift money?

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What to do with gift money? Ok, so I’m being given almost $85,000. I will need about $35,000 for my general bank account, emergency savings, rent and necessities for a year as I look for a new job, rental etc (not being used all at once of course). I have about $30,000 in student loans (multiple small loans. Being paid by just above minimum on all but the one with the hig…

Reddit Personal Finance 752 2025-01-24

2025 Gift Limit Revisions – US

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2025 Gift Limit Revisions – US Just as an FYI there is an update this calendar year in the US by the IRS to the gift limits. I’ve seen a few threads where people still reference $18/$36k as the annual limit for exclusion of gifts. In 2025 it’s now $19k/$38k. They are adjusting for inflation apparently. Nothing earth shattering but just posting to make sure everyone is on th…

Reddit Personal Finance 336 2025-01-03