I had to visit the bank today. Since I was on my way to the park (with Maxim), I decided to take him in. While we were standing in the queue, one of the clerks stopped by to say hi. She played a bit with Maxim and suggested that we open an account for him. I thought she was kidding, so I replied in a Fargo-ish way “Oh, yeah. Right”. Surprisingly, she looked at me very seriously and said that she wasn’t joking one bit.
Needless to say I got interested. She said that all I had to do was to bring Maxim’s birth certificate, and based on this document she can open a bank account on his name. Maxim will only be able to use this account when he is 18. But until than, both I and Olga can transfer small amounts of money to that account – 10 or 20 pounds a month.
As a result, if we’d do that, Maxim will have a good sum of money to start the adult life. (Calculations for the lazy ones: 10 pounds per month x 12 month per year = 120 pounds per year. Maxim is now 1 year old. That means that he has another 17 years to go before he can use the account. 120 pounds per year x 17 years = 2040 pounds + bank percentage. 4080 + percentage you’re willing to make it 20 pounds per month).
I understand that for many parents saying this outloud is like repeating that the planet Earth is round, but for me it was a completely new unconsidered idea. I’ll be rushing back to the bank with Maxim’s birth certificates one of these days.
I think it is a very nice idea. You do not live in Russia where nobody trust the banks.
Well, even if I’d live in Russia, I could always use services of a non-Russian bank. ;)
coool I think this is a pretty good idea actually !
close to his 2nd bday but finally did it (almost) for abhinav as well :) Wow how’s that for procrastination… my prev comment was on Jan 21st, and now well I’ve got started with the investment part but I’ve actually got the appln form and just need to fill it up and drop it back in. Target: end of the week!