My daughter is having her first birthday soon, and we are putting together a time capsule for her to open when she turns 18. In addition to letters, photos, mementos and the like, I was wondering if fwallers had any more investment-related suggestions. Preferably it would involve something that could physically be put in a box...
fellInchoate said: My daughter is having her first birthday soon, and we are putting together a time capsule for her to open when she turns 18.
Perhaps you should print out copies of FWF where guys constantly post disgusting anti-women comments like "pics?" and this will keep her away from boys for a little bit longer.
fellInchoate said: My daughter is having her first birthday soon, and we are putting together a time capsule for her to open when she turns 18. In addition to letters, photos, mementos and the like, I was wondering if fwallers had any more investment-related suggestions. Preferably it would involve something that could physically be put in a box...
As a trained archivist (though not my current occupation)... If your capsule will be sealed and airtight, I suggest that you do not put anything that can off-gas into it. Styrofoam + newspaper can make it unreadable. There is little consensus on types of media as well. For example, DVD players may not be easy to find in 18 years. Paper and photos should store well. Use an acid buffered container or folder for paper and black and white photos for maximum life. You can google or eBay "Archival folders" for more info.
ahoodlum said: Newspaper clipping of ~4.5% mortgage rates.
I was just unpacking some boxes and came across parts of my stamp collection. Apparently tucked away in the envelope were oil delivery receipts from my grandfather's house (with a 4c Lincoln stamp on them) dated 1965. $0.158/gallon. Fifteen point eight cents per gallon. His fill up was about $30.
My input would be a USB drive with whatever is interesting/relevant. Be sure to include a netbook so you can read the contents.
1) A US Savings bond, they're 'quaint' these days, can't imagine in 17 years...
2) Nothing that requires something electronic to read (CDs, thumbdrives, etc Do you really think USB will be around then? Think of how long SCSI lasted...)
TheRealRayCharles said: 2) Nothing that requires something electronic to read (CDs, thumbdrives, etc Do you really think USB will be around then? Think of how long SCSI lasted...)
Thirty years and still kicking, last time I checked.
pthor1231 said: TheRealRayCharles said: 2) Nothing that requires something electronic to read (CDs, thumbdrives, etc Do you really think USB will be around then? Think of how long SCSI lasted...)
Thirty years and still kicking, last time I checked.
I don't know one person other than myself who has a running computer with a scsi interface, and that's only because I'm a hoarder. 15 years ago everyone and their mom had one, it would have seemed like a great idea to put a scsi drive in a time capsule. 'Normal' people would open that thing up today and not even know wtf it was.
BiomedGeek
Tired Member
posted: Oct. 29, 2009 @ 11:06a
TheRealRayCharles said: pthor1231 said: TheRealRayCharles said: 2) Nothing that requires something electronic to read (CDs, thumbdrives, etc Do you really think USB will be around then? Think of how long SCSI lasted...)
Thirty years and still kicking, last time I checked.
I don't know one person other than myself who has a running computer with a scsi interface, and that's only because I'm a hoarder. 15 years ago everyone and their mom had one, it would have seemed like a great idea to put a scsi drive in a time capsule. 'Normal' people would open that thing up today and not even know wtf it was. SCSI may be dead in the consumer market, but have you ever been to a data center?
fellInchoate said: My daughter is having her first birthday soon, and we are putting together a time capsule for her to open when she turns 18. In addition to letters, photos, mementos and the like, I was wondering if fwallers had any more investment-related suggestions. Preferably it would involve something that could physically be put in a box...
Thanks for any ideas!
Title says the capsule will be opened in 18 years...but you're planning on opening it when she is 18, and daughter is (almost) one. I'd put a nice calculator in there to help her through community college.
masher4077
Member
posted: Oct. 29, 2009 @ 12:35p
Twinkie
wilkinru
Senior Member
posted: Oct. 29, 2009 @ 12:38p
PG, T, KO, PEP, MMM, INTC stock. (i'm sure you can find more)
A cell phone. No telling what we'll be using in 18 years, but what we have now will surely be looked upon like the bricks or even bag phones from not so long ago.
Newspaper or magazine clips (especially business/political or fashion).
bigdinkel said: A good bottle of hard alcohol.Good one, to show her life is not perfect. But she will have already figured it out in HS. A receipt from a gas station that says gas was $2.50 a gallon Another good one. I was thinking what in our every day life that we take for granted but will be totally different in 18 years? Other than fast changing technology items like the smartphones, I'd say gas price.
Menus from local chain restaurants...subway, deAngelos....pizza hut. A grocery receipt showing bread, milk, eggs, juice...etc. A cassette tape, a cd and DVD. A copy of Time magazine, people magazine and blender for music. of course the newspaper for the day.
Alana
anshul2106
New Member
posted: Oct. 29, 2009 @ 2:01p
Take printout of IBJANKY thread and put it into the box so that she will not messed up her credit!!!!
Crazytree said: Jobowoo said: What does this have to do with finance?hey, at least it's better than the baby car seat thread (still here). but nowhere near as good as my money smuggling thread (moved and killed).but the baby car seat thread has 26 green!
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