In need of some easy, cheap "Here's to you" gestures?
Well, here are some simple ideas of unique ways to show someone you care.

1.  Actually, mail a letter.  I know the concept is as foreign to you as John and Yoko, but grab a pretty piece of paper and use that handy penmanship skill to write someone a letter, not an email.  People miss getting real mail these days.  It's a world of bills and junk offers.  A letter is a welcome change for anyone, young or old.  Cost:  stamp, plus pretty paper and envelope

2.  Bake someone a treat.  It sounds silly, but baking a batch of cookies or elaborately learning to make a signature pie recipe can make an ordinary Saturday very special.  Spend the day baking, maybe invite a few key friends, and then "catch-up" by making short (and sweet) visits Saturday night and Sunday to drop off little bundles of cookies.  Cost:  Easily under $30 if you buy frozen cookie dough  Needed: Someone to drive you around for deliveries  Benefits:  Quick hellos and yummy gifts can help you see a large group of friends without spending too much money

3.  Send a message, not a forward.  Plain and simple.  If you do not keep in touch with people in a real way, you will just become the annoying "forward" person.  Learn to balance your "spamming" with some real "hey, how are you?" content.

4.  Designate a tradition.  If you have close friends, make Sunday afternoon the weekly 'walk in the park" hour.  Come up with an activity you enjoy and stick to it as part of a routine for the week.  Maybe you have an after-school snack buddy (buddies).  Maybe you can establish every third Friday is movie night.  Starting traditions while in high school may help friends stay in touch while in college.

5.  "Tell us how you really feel..."  Do not hold back on being nice with words.  Don't lie either!  If someone has done a good job or accomplished a simple, possible easy to you but difficult for them, task--say so.  Don't make a loved one ask for support.  Just give it.