I have never given purchased cards to my grandchildren. As teenagers they still receive a handwritten card, and sometimes I will choose some special photos from my phone and print them on the card. So the card will have two 50 dollar bills and a 5 dollar bill, and the agreement is that one 50 dollar bill is to be saved and everything else can be spent. I always explained to them that I would rather include the extra five dollars in the gift than spend it on something that will end up in the trash.
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I have never given purchased cards to my grandchildren. As teenagers they still receive a handwritten card, and sometimes I will choose some special photos from my phone and print them on the card. So the card will have two 50 dollar bills and a 5 dollar bill, and the agreement is that one 50 dollar bill is to be saved and everything else can be spent. I always explained to them that I would rather include the extra five dollars in the gift than spend it on something that will end up in the trash.
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