RSS Feeds
Facebook
TwitterWhy do Tipping Rates Keep Rising? Print
Thursday, 22nd June 2006 (by J.D.)This article is about Asides
This article is about Asides
3 Responses to “Why do Tipping Rates Keep Rising?”
Leave a Reply
Subscribe to comments on this post via RSS feed.
Find the best rates on CD, Money Market and Savings Accounts
Hear the Personal Finance Hour with J.D. Roth on Mondays at 3pm Pacific/6pm Eastern
 |
Popular Discussions |
|
Don't Panic
How to help struggling relatives
|
Entrepreneurship
Employee vs. independent contractor status
|
|
The Skinny Debt Dieters
Decluttering your finances
|
How to Retire
What percent of your paycheck goes to your 401K?
|
|
Smart Banking
Investing in index funds
|
Paying It Off
$20K in credit card debt - suggestions?
|
This article is about Asides
October 13th, 2006 at 10:23 am
[...] Why do Tipping Rates Keep Rising? — An AskMetafilter user wonders: why do tipping rates keep rising? … [...]
October 13th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
No one wants to be seen as cheap, so a lot of people tend to tip slightly above what they think of as the norm. I think this pushes the “norm” up slowly over time.
December 11th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I have worked as a waitress (both part time and full time) for the past 8 years. The hourly wage in North Carolina is $2.13/hr. As inflation continues to drive prices up, our costs go up (as well as yours). So naturally, the ‘preferred’ tipping amount will go up. We also have to tip out our front of the house staff, bartenders and occasionally the kitchen. So the fortune everyone thinks we make is divided amongst living expenses and the taxes that are not covered by our hourly wage.