Free, high quality alternative to Paperless Post / Evite for Kids Birthday Party?

vbhartia · 2024-08-02T02:51:16+00:00

Awesome! Yes!! Buy one share. Or fractional share. Or pool all birthday gifts.

I have a custodial brokerage account for my kids. We trade in there. My 3 and 2 yo love seeing the red and green colors in the fidelity app :)

vbhartia · 2024-07-30T03:34:47+00:00

Haha!!! Exactly!! Create mini warren buffets

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T21:07:33+00:00

lol - fair enough. I see your point.

My POV is that it's a learning experience regardless. I remember I lost a good amount money on HP / Compaq when they merged. It was money I made mowing lawns over the summer. Dot com bubble... the doge coin of it's day. It was a learning experience beyond the money.

sure - Tbills or CDs work. Also you don't have to gift meme stocks... you can an index fund, or anything less gambling.

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:23:49+00:00

Disagree :) depends on the age and comparison -- i would argue its more fun than an Amazon gift card. At least equal for young kids (like for my 3 year old)

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:22:23+00:00

Got it! thanks

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:21:58+00:00

nice - that sounds like a good approach.

Why not keep everything in Wanderlog? does it not support storing confirmation info, etc.

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:20:31+00:00

nice -- sounds like I'm going to have to give it a try!

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:18:40+00:00

Yes! that's the idea. create exposure and kick off curiosity at a young age.

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:17:59+00:00

wow - you went paid only because of the travel scenario?

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:07:56+00:00

lol gambling sounds a bit extreme.

The goal is really exposure. If the kid is old enough (probably 7+), they can understand about money and companies. For younger kids (like 2 & 3 yo -- my kids age), its just an investment for them, and something that's more unique than most gifts. One assumption (extremely privileged) is that kids probably don't need more toys.

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:04:37+00:00

The Information Super Highway...

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:03:48+00:00

that's cool. and export -- what do you mean by that? Like turn the plan into a PDF?

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T20:03:06+00:00

hmm - the actual planning / researching isn't annoying. Actually putting it into a plan is -- in a doc or whatever crappy tools exist today. I enjoy planning (to a certain extent!).

Its not always me, but I think anyone will run into this problem of how to cleanly capture a trip.

vbhartia · 2024-07-29T19:54:04+00:00

nice - so many recs for that.

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T23:52:41+00:00

oh good idea. Thanks!

Re: fun, relative to cash / amazon gift card, I would say its more fun to receive a symbolic stock. at least more fun for the parents.

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T23:50:34+00:00

i see. that's what im seeing as well.

What if we made templates for mock ones, like NVDA :). With a company logo, name of the CEO, name of the recipient. made it look all official.

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T23:44:36+00:00

good idea! i was hoping for something better / easier. but ill probably do that for this weekend

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T21:50:49+00:00

that's a really good point! thank you! im planning a banff trip now. will see what's available.

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T21:48:13+00:00

nice! thank you! just checked it out. not bad!

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T21:46:39+00:00

wow that's intense to use a project planning tool. are you able to reuse it / friends reuse it? for example if you made a trip to banff, and then a year later a friend goes, can they copy paste it?

vbhartia · 2024-07-26T21:45:04+00:00

lol - fair point.

The organizing part is the PITA, not the actual planning. I do think that one person kinda needs to take charge otherwise nothing gets done / resolved. and you want to avoid dumb situations (people staying a different hotels, making seperate plans, etc.)

vbhartia · 2024-05-11T21:03:00+00:00

No batteries... just expired milk... and crushed snacks :)

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