Are there any young people who don't look for money in his/her birthday cards?

My granddaughter just turned 5 and we put a $5 bill in the card. She was so happy to see a big “5” on the card and was excited that the money had a “5” too!
She still does not get the concept of money or it’s value. She would have been just as happy if I printed out a giant “5” on my printer.
The 6 year old get it! He collects cans and bottle and get the money from the bottle returns.

Most young people don’t even get the idea of why people give Birthday Cards period.

My daughter just turned 16 and she definitely appreciates money but she also likes cards that are just fun cards with a sentiment written inside. For her last birthday, 16, she got over a thousand dollars.

Some families don’t give money. Some people think it’s awful and shows no thought to give money. I assume children in those families never expect money in a card if they have never received money, and grow up to be teens and young adults not looking for money.

I was given money on holidays and birthdays since I was a little girl, and I never expected to get it even with that history, but it was always appreciated. I still get Birthday cards with checks from my parents.

My husband’s family doesn’t usually give money to kids, but I was the aunt who did. When his niece and nephew were very little we bought gifts, but I remember the first Christmas I put $50 cash in each of their cards that was with a gift and the same to their stepsister and stepbrother since we all were together for Christmas, and they were so excited about the money. Actually, the stepsister was the most appreciative and obviously recognized it was nice to be included equally, she was the oldest in the group, around 14 years old.

It’s a really big world; I’m going out on a limb and say yes.

My kids and I have always enjoyed getting a funny card on our birthdays, it shows more thought and effort was made to choose the best one.

Most people I know don’t give cash but give gift cards. My daughter gave me a father’s day card with a $25 coffee card in it. Very much appreciated!

I’m NOT a young person. Still, I check for money in my card…just in case. I went to lunch with a lady who had been my Mom’s BFF before she passed. We had remained friends after. She handed me a “thank you for being a friend” card & I haphazardly opened to read the inside of the card. A hundred dollar bill fell out & fell to the floor & ended up under a full cabinet at the restaurant. My waitress worked really hard to retrieve it because my friend was freaking out over the loss. Since then, I ALWAYS open any cards carefully until I know for sure that I won’t be missing a special gift…better to be safe than sorry!!!

Personally, I like cash or check better than a gift card. Gift card is something for me to keep track of. I have a lot of gift cards and I have to remember to take them out and spend them, and I also had a little wallet with gift cards in it which is currently lost in my bedroom. I hope to find it one day, and currently the law in my state and neighboring state is that gift cards don’t expire, but still, the stores can go out of business and then the card is worthless. At least with cash, I can spend it on what I want, where I want and not have to make a special trip to the store or restaurant.