Attended a Hu Plig ceremony, I gave a savings bond, some elders didn't like it

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...They argued that I should've gotten the baby gold instead...

I tried to explain my reason:

...for a child's long-term future, savings bonds are generally safer and better suited for education or predictable cash needs. Plus, if the parents want to add a little bit of money to that $1000 bond here and there, the kid can benefit from several thousands of dollars when he turns 18.

Some elders still don't buy it though because they are stuck on the "gold" tradition...an d feel savings is unsafe.

TO EACH HIS OWN.

[theking]

I see not just Hmong elders but elderly in general are into gold eh?? 

Good thing they caught the Asian FRAUD below...

Satisfying Video Shows Undercover Deputies Turning the Tables on Alleged $700,000 Gold Scam Courier
He may not have gotten the gold, but the Kent County Sheriff's Office detective who pulled off this sting operation certainly deserves some kind of acting award.

Okay, maybe not an Oscar. She wasn't exactly disappearing into the role. However, the performance was still more satisfying than most of the remakes Hollywood has produced over the last few decades.

The incident itself isn't new. News outlets have been reporting on the failed scam for weeks after investigators say a 79-year-old Michigan woman was nearly tricked into handing over roughly $700,000 worth of gold coins to a man posing as a federal agent.

What's new is that the Kent County Sheriff's Office has now released the undercover video, allowing viewers to watch the operation unfold from the moment the suspect approaches the vehicle to the second the detective drops the act and places him under arrest.

According to investigators, the suspect was identified as 20-year-old Yug Bharatbhai Chauhan. Jail records show Chauhan was later held on a $100,000 bond and was subject to an ICE detainer.