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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My HHI last year was 110k (2 incomes, three people) Does that mean I can tip less, according to “but you can afford it” logic?[/quote]

Absolutely. Tip whatever you think they deserve. It is "your" money after all.[/quote]

My kids make far less than that and live in shared housing with roommates in DC.  They tip 25 percent.  [/quote]

Well yeah— they are single and childless, and they live in cheap as dirt group housing. I also tipped generously in that time of my life. I could eat ramen or PB&J all week, then go out on the weekend and pretend I was a Rockefeller.

Then I grew up. I had to save up for a down payment, get serious about retirement savings. I had a kid. I can’t live in group housing anymore. I can’t live off ramen noodles either. I’m a full grown adult, I have to weigh how I spend my money, and a 25% service in mediocre service at a restaurant with QR code ordering is not a wise choice.

Your kids aren’t generous. They live only for themselves. They tip well to ensure good service at the places they frequent, or to impress people (including their mom).[/quote]

I should also add that I have another “kid” with two elementary school kids of her own who also tips 25 percent.

If you can’t afford to go out and treat servers the way they deserve, stay home.  Cheap ass. [/quote]

Listen, if you and your family want to tip people a quarter of every bill, you are more than welcome to. Go for it.

The idea that every person eating out at a restaurant is REQUIRED to tip 25% is batshit crazy insane, and your sanctimony about what you and your family do does not change that. A person is not "cheap" if they cannot add a full 25% to the a bill that is already a good 20% higher than it was a few years ago due to inflation. They are a normal person on a budget. People do not have "infinity" dollars to spend when they go out, and the expectation that everyone be able to tip an amount that 10 years ago would have been considered an unusually large tip is insane.

So here's a tip for you: you're the only ass in this conversation, and your kids really are generous if they haven't told you as much by now.[/quote]

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