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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s weird your FIL doesn’t understand the kids woukd like something tangible at Xmas.

How hard would it be to put in a $25 or $50 amazon card.

Hey kids I’ve made more contributions to your college fund for your future. I know you wont need that till you’re 18. So please buy yourself something fun from Amazon too.

Just hold back $50 bucks contribution and get gift cards. That’s a much nicer thing to do and the kids look forward to their Amazon gifts too.

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You’re the problem[/quote]

Since we have all established that the kid was rude and ungrateful, it is not wrong to also posit that the grandfather is kind of a d!ck. Every birthday and Christmas, he gets to remind his grandkids that he is the kindly benefactor and dismiss the joy of gift giving in these situations. The PP's suggestion is what I would do--put a little less in the 529s so the grandkids could have real, tangible memories and mementos of me throughout their lives---not just one big gift at the end.

This really seems like a control issue from the grandfather and I would bet MY kid's 529 he is not a great grandparent otherwise and there are lots of other issues.[/quote]

This is...not the right take. [/quote]

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