You are entering a new phase in your life

The time for being friends with boys is when you are a boy yourself and of course people are going to look at you weird if you try to befriend boys as an older man. No amount of money spans that distance. Now it is time to turn to other ways of showing your love to boys. Donate money to a charity that actually helps children. Many grocery stores have a program where you can donate food to the local food bank while you are checking out with your groceries. Maybe you can contact some local dentists and offer to pay for dental checkups for a certain number of under privileged kids per year. You could contact the local schools and donate to the school supplies fund, since many teachers end up spending their own money on school supplies when the kids can't afford to bring their own. You could be a patron of the arts and support a local children's play for a season. There are many ways to show kids love with your money.