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talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder Awesome awesome tipping standards!!! Thank you. Poor tips don't really motivate any of the servers to do better, in my experience, but good tips generally motivate us to do an awesome job again.

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder Well, that's kind of you to leave something when you're tight on cash.

30 Dec 06

ssh123 @ssh123 (31073) • India 20 Jul 07

I feel, depending on the use of brain power, above 50 years, it is difficult to retain the memory of day to day happening. One can remmber a few things but not many things. Your comments please.

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talklouder I feel, depending on the use of brain power, above 50 years, it is difficult to retain the memory of day to day happening. One can remmber a few things but not many things. Your comments please.

20 Jul 07

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder It's so interesting to hear of different tipping guidelines. So, in Scotland, most people own the restaurant they work at? That's really neat. $10,000, huh? Now that would be awesome. When I win the lottery someday (Here's hoping anyway!), I'm going to go...

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder Interesting! Where do you live? I haven't heard of the service charge.

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder Very true. Sometimes it is the server's fault that you had to wait around for a cup of coffee and sometimes it isn't. Sometimes there is simply not enough staff for the server to keep up, which is totally a management call. Personally, I don't believe the...

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder Wow. That is an awesome response! Thank you so much. That is what I need to figure out. I think I will start setting aside a certain day of the week for grocery stopping and try to cut out the un-necesarries. Will power. That's the hardest thing about...

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder Did you read what I wrote? Due to tips, we barely make a paycheck. Not to mention, the goverment assumes me make atleast 7% of the total bill. So, they take it out of our paycheck anyway, regaurdless of whether or not you left a tip. So, in essence, if you...

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder Buffets can be a hard situation. In some circumstances, it is appropriate to leave a small tip at buffets. However, please remember this about buffets: There are often less servers, which is the management's fault, not the servers, There can be more to be...

30 Dec 06

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talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder I NEVER EVER think it's appropriate to not tip a server, but that's just me. However, good call on the 20% standard! Serving is tough work, but it can be so rewarding too! I love meeting new people and seeing people come back just to see me. It's not all...

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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talklouder That's a great way to do it. Especially since 20% of a $0.89 cup of coffee (For instance, Perkins) is $0.20, and filling up coffee repeatedly can be the most tedious task! Especially for the demanding "Older generation"!

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

Maybe this is a stupid question, but I am new to mylot. It is an interesting site and fast becoming an obsession. I haven't figured it out yet though, what does the number after my name mean?

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talklouder Thank you for the reply! Now, I've got it... It's kind of like ebay. How much feedback I have, in essence. Wow, some people have posted like crazy! You too! How do you come up with that many interesting topics?

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder That's a great idea, but for some reason, I can't transfer my balances to any of my other credit cards. So, unfortunately that idea won't help me. It's a great idea though. Do you have any suggestions for department store credit cards?

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder I have started investing every month. I started that a long time ago. Now I need to learn how to get rid of my credit cards. I will email you for a copy. Thanks for the advice!

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder Sew it into the lining? So, then I don't have access? It's kind of like the freezing your money idea. It's a neat idea... How exactly does it work and how exactly did it work for you?

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder Awesome, thank you. I am definitely looking for some reading material on this. It's also a great idea for the savings account. Every time I get a little saved up, I tend to spend it! Thanks for the suggested reading, and the hint!

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder That's a great idea. Thanks for the hint!

30 Dec 06

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder I have way too many credit cards. How did you start weening yourself off? Some of my balances are so high, that it will take a really long time to pay them off. Especially having to break up how much I can pay between them all. I always pay more than the...

30 Dec 06

jillbeth @jillbeth (2705) • United States 18 Jul 07

On my last birthday my family gave me a surprise party, which was a surprise because they've never even given me a regular birthday party! I am usually the party planner so I was complaining (good-naturedly) about how no one even...

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talklouder On my last birthday my family gave me a surprise party, which was a surprise because they've never even given me a regular birthday party! I am usually the party planner so I was complaining (good-naturedly) about how no one even made me a birthday cake! So my...

18 Jul 07

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

So, I've wondering how I can learn to budget myself. I go to school fulltime and work two jobs, but I never have any money! I put way too much onto credit cards each month, and then don't pay off the balance. Slowly, the bills...

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talklouder I've written all of my expenses down. I think my biggest obstacle right now is to try and remember to keep the receipts, and keep with in the money I've alotted for different things. Oh, and I wrote all my expenses down, but I don't know if I even make that...

30 Dec 06

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