Would you accept a monetary gift from a friend?

[Thorn]

She said

she can't think of a better way to spend it than with her friends

There's your answer....be a friend. Go. Have fun. Your friend's immediate payback is you and your daughter having a great time and sharing experiences.

Years from now when this time is a distant, happy memory and finances are more secure, consider doing something similar for someone else....or remind your daughter of the time so that in her generation she can payback the favor.

Yeah, I'd feel wierd, too, but, as my grandfather used to say when he'd give me something and I'd feel wierd, "Smile. Say, 'Thank you.' And do the same some other day."