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After losing my keister in the housing bubble I made a deal with myself to never use credit again and to always tip at least 20% to make the world a better plac
by zackmorris 8y ago
After losing my keister in the housing bubble I made a deal with myself to never use credit again and to always tip at least 20% to make the world a better place. Pretty much all non-salary jobs are underpaid now by a factor of 2-4 so tips can add up to more than a paycheck. I also like to think that it makes up for the people who undertip or don't tip at all.
Edit: I now have one $2000 expense card that I pay off each month and typically stays under a 50% balance to build my credit.
- bhhaskin 8y agoBut what if tipping is a big part of the reason people are underpaid? What if by tipping you are just moving the issue along.
- zackmorris 8y agoI think this is most likely a fallacy. A positive action by me to increase wages shouldn't be blamed for the negative actions of others (mostly business owners) to suppress wages. I could see taking responsibility though for not choosing to eat at more expensive restaurants that generally pay their staff better. Probably what it comes down to is that restaurants are entertainment so aren't needed by society the way that grocery stores are. Then again, so is just about everything else in our economy. 10% of our labor could supply all our basic needs, the rest is just wasted keeping up with the Joneses. What I'm saying is that there may be no free market solution to the service industry being underpaid, which is why I support a $15 minimum wage and universal basic income, among other things.