Some Great Graduation Gifts Ideas For Your Graduate

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Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)[/caption]It's graduation season, which means all sorts of 18 and 22-year-olds with their hand out, waiting for you to give them a few bucks while you think to yourself, "Yeah, good luck getting a job in this day and age, rookie."

Believe it or not the average college student graduates with not only a diploma but  $14,000 as well. So obviously cash money is the number one requested graduation gift. How much? well I had to look online and do some research and find out just how much says "We are proud of you" and how much says "I'm a tight ass".

An online coupon site called RetailMeNot.com asked people the appropriate amount to give.  Here are the results:

High school graduation . . . $111.

College graduation . . . $243.

Graduate school graduation . . . $256.

Some people out there just hate to give cash for any occasion. So what about those out there that want to give a more personal item rather than a card full of cash?

Obviously for all my high School Grads that are continuing to college, NCAA gear is the way to go. A Texas Tech Hoodie, a couple of T's and maybe a TTU blanket for their dorm would be nice.

50% of life on campus will be spent walking from one class to the next and their cell phone will be on play 24/7. A great gift idea for that music lover is a set of "Beats by Dre- Mixr Headphones." David Guetta challenged Beats by Dr. Dre to create the perfect set of world-class ear cups, and they did just that.

Think outside the box and you should do fine this Graduation season. Cash, Electronics or NCAA gear, whatever you decide I am sure your graduate will be grateful for whatever you decide to get them.