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☆ Swifties are some of the best tippers, Lyft CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Swifties are "more generous" with their tips when attending a concert, Lyft's CEO said. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTaylor Swift fans are less likely to skimp on gratuities when they're excited to see their favorite pop star perform. Lyft CEO David Risher said Swifties are good tippers when the Eras Tour comes to town.

Persons: Lyft's, Taylor, —, Taylor Swift, David Risher, Risher Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Best ways to earn extra money while driving for Uber, from the 'Rideshare Queen'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ananya Vahal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After about six months of driving, I set up a dashcam and started making content with my Uber passengers. I'm now known as "the Rideshare Queen" and make money through ads, sponsorships, and driving for Uber full time. AdvertisementHere are four of the best ways I earn higher tips driving for Uber in Atlanta. Sometimes airport riders book their Uber trips in advance, so I have guaranteed pickups for those days. Sports fans help me make good money and good contentSports fans usually help me create the most interesting content for my social media and are good tippers.

Persons: —, Deanna Dixon, It's, Uber, I'm, Ubering, I've Organizations: Service, Uber, Sunday Service Choir, Kanye, Business, Sports, Braves Locations: Atlanta, Los Angeles

☆ I was a bartender for almost a decade. Here are the techniques I used to land bigger tips — and the people I tried to avoid serving.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBut during my nine years as a bartender, I regularly found myself earning more tips than anyone else on my team. Here are some of the techniques bartenders can use to earn bigger tips and ways to determine who will be a good tipper. Treat regulars like they're good friendsI always made it a point to remember regulars' names, stories, and drink orders. Surface-level compliments are devoid of meaning, and guests will feel like you're trying to schmooze your way to a higher tip. Be wary of large groupsTry to avoid serving people in large groups who seem to not know who's paying.

Persons: Starr Douglas, —, Ramos, I'd, they'll, you'll Organizations: Service, University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology Locations: Athens , Georgia, Atlanta, New Orleans

☆ Most Americans don't tip baristas. These services have the stingiest customers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But while many Americans are tipping at sit-down restaurants, most aren't tipping at coffee shops. Even at sit-down restaurants, the majority of Americans are tipping 15% or less. So where are Americans tipping? AdvertisementAdvertisementEven at sit-down restaurants, most Americans — 57% — are tipping 15% or less, per Pew. Even that varies by age, with 61% of adults who are 65 and older saying they'd tip 15% or under.

Persons: —, it's, they've, It's, Pew Organizations: Service, Pew Research

☆ An OnlyFans creator shares how her 'marathon' livestream generated $60,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bryce Adams and her team have been building an OnlyFans empire over the past two years. This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Adams never shows her entire face in her public social-media content and reveals it only to her OnlyFans subscribers. The 'marathon' livestreamA particularly successful, albeit laborious, type of livestream has been the "marathon," a monthly show that lasts seven to eight hours. In September, just one marathon livestream made nearly $60,000, almost all of it through audience tips.

Persons: Bryce Adams, Adams, livestreaming —, it's, livestreaming, They've, Tippers, We're Locations: American

☆ Americans are cheaping out big time on restaurant tips. Here are the states with the worst and best tippers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Restaurant tipping rates in the US have dipped below 20%, per an industry report by Toast. According to Toast's report, the average restaurant tips servers received across all 50 states was 18.9% for the second quarter of 2023. Toast's report ranked the average restaurant tips for all 50 states. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn contrast, average tipping rates were the lowest in California, at 17.4%, per Toast's report. Toast said that tipping rates for full-service restaurants dropped to 19.4% in the second quarter, down from 19.7% in the first quarter.

Persons: Toast, Tim Urban, Bankrate Organizations: Service, US, US Department of Agriculture, Wall Street Journal Locations: Toast . Delaware, Washington, California, Wall, Silicon, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Florida, . Delaware, New York City

☆ A bartender is going viral on TikTok for saying he'd snub a customer for a regular patron who 'tips 50% every time'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikToker Roman Sparkles said he would snub a customer for a 50% tipping regular, in a now-viral video. This video rides a wave of TikTok videos highlighting tipping culture frustrations. says an off-screen customer in Sparkles' video — which appears to be a skit — as the bartender ignores him to take the big tipper's order. Majority of the over 1,000 comments on Sparkles' video endorsed his viewpoint. And it's not just bars and ice cream joints that are subject to tipping frustration.

Persons: Sparkles, TikToker Jason Regan, — Organizations: Idc, Service, Forbes, Wall Street Locations: Wall, Silicon, Michigan

☆ 3 people who tip for almost everything explain why they do so even if the service is bad — and how much extra they usually leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While many customers don't tip, those who do are helping businesses keep their prices stable. Some people are happy to tip almost every time they are prompted, and they're helping businesses pay their employees more without cutting into profits or raising prices. Farley told Insider that he usually leaves at least a small tip whenever businesses prompt him, even if it's for something that didn't require much "actual service" — like buying a drink at the counter. A similar story is playing out at businesses across the country, Laurence Kotlikoff, an economics professor at Boston University, previously told Insider. Personal experience working in the service industry causes some customers to tip almost every chance they getCamille Rogers, a 25-year-old Manhattan-based publicist, told Insider that she usually tips whenever it's an option.

Persons: Ryan Farley, Farley, They're, Dan Moreno's, Moreno, Laurence Kotlikoff, Camille Rogers, Rogers, KaLyn McCullough, McCullough Organizations: Service, Boston University, Rogers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Austin , Texas, Dan Moreno's Miami, Manhattan, Hartford , Connecticut

☆ Businesses are scrambling for tips right now because they don't want to raise wages in case of a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Firms don't want to raise wages because they're worried about a recession, so you pay workers instead. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. And now, businesses are trying to avoid making the larger wages those tips have augmented their responsibility, as the economy cools. Jonathan Morduch — a professor of public policy and economics at New York University — told the Wall Street Journal that as businesses prepare for a potential recession, "they don't want to lock into higher wages." "Businesses are happy to let workers earn more from tips, especially when there's no pressure to raise the tipped minimum," Morduch told the Wall Street Journal.

Persons: you've, they're, It's, Scheherezade Rehman, Jonathan Morduch —, New York University —, Andy Kiersz, Jacob Zinkula, Laurence Kotlikoff, what's, Morduch Organizations: Service, George Washington University, Wall Street, New York University, Boston University Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Gen Zers are the worst tippers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a recent survey from Bankrate, Gen Z respondents were identified as the worst tippers. But like so many issues of the moment, Gen Z has a slightly different take and response to the situation. A recent survey from Bankrate found Gen Zers, or people 18-26 years old, are the generation least likely to tip. More than half of Baby Boomers surveyed tip at least 20%, but only a quarter of Gen Zers do. But just 22% of Gen Zers felt that way.

Persons: Tipping, Gen, —, Z, Bankrate, Zers, Gen Z, Gen Zers, Ted Rossman, Gen Xers, Rossman, Boomers, it's Organizations: Service, Baby Boomers, Boomers Locations: Bankrate

☆ The Software Slyly Turning Us Into Bigger Tippers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Imani Moise | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Some Uber and DoorDash drivers say rich people are the worst tippers, but they can count on the middle class
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many gig workers rely on tips to make ends meet, but some say tipping is getting worse. Three gig workers told Insider that people who appear to be wealthy are the worst tippers. Several delivery drivers replied to the story, and while a few related to Jay's experience, most of the workers Insider heard from said that the opposite was true in their experience: Rich people are the worst tippers. Drivers for companies like Uber and DoorDash say they're reliant on tips to make ends meet, but many of them have told Insider that tipping has gotten worse in recent years. When reached for comment, an Uber spokesperson told Insider that tipping has risen considerably for both Uber and Uber Eats over the last few years.

☆ Uber drivers lay out 4 reasons they think tipping has been getting worse — and why events like Taylor Swift concerts seem to make riders more generous
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ben and other drivers have some theories about why riders aren't as generous as they used to be. Ben, a full-time Uber and Uber Eats driver for five years, said he'd worked as many as 90 hours in one week to make ends meet. Last year, Ben earned roughly $77,000 pretax driving for Uber and Uber Eats. Sergio AvedianUltimately, Avedian said Uber riders' tipping habits today could be traced to the company's decisions several years ago. In-app tipping wasn't even an option for Uber riders until 2017, despite drivers pushing for it for years.

☆ 90% of homeowners didn't realize how expensive it would be—here's what surprised them the most
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Additionally, 73% of those surveyed said they had regrets about buying their home, with expensive maintenance and hidden costs cited as the most common reasons. Only 35% of homeowners say they had no feelings of buyer's remorse after buying their home. Rapidly rising home prices may also explain why nearly a third of homeowners say they overpaid for their home. Of those with regrets, homeowners say they've been surprised by the cost of the following items. With the benefit of hindsight, 57% of homeowners say they would have approached buying a house differently had they realized the true cost of homeownership.

☆ 75% of Americans who moved last year have regrets—here's the No. 1 reason why
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Three out of four Americans say they had regrets about relocating last year, according to a recent survey by Home Bay , a real estate brokerage. Of those that moved, 65% said they felt positive emotions like excitement and relief. The top reasons Americans moved in 2022 were to improve their quality of life (24%), live in a cheaper area (23%), and get a bigger place (22%), according to the survey. Some of the regrets — like picking the wrong moving company — reflect the stress of the move itself, which is temporary. 1 best piece of advice for regular investors, do's and don'ts, and three key investing principles into a clear and simple guidebook.

☆ Cleveland has the most generous tippers in the U.S.—San Francisco comes in dead last
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cleveland ranked No.1 on the list with diners there adding a 20.6% gratuity to their checks, on average. San Francisco brings up the rear, with a 17% average tip. Just about every transaction you make these days, it seems, comes with a tablet being flipped in your direction with suggested tip amounts. As long as the server doesn't stick a fork in my eye, they get 20% — more if they're especially good. I recently picked a few things up at a local grocer/convenience store/deli, and when the touchscreen flipped, I was prompted to tip 20%, 22%, or 25%.

☆ Lousy Tippers Are Just Misunderstood
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Spencer Jakab | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Rachel Woolf for The Wall Street JournalAn IRS proposal would reduce cumbersome reporting requirements for tipped employees, such as those who work at restaurants. Tips have always been a touchy subject. Now, they have entered the culture wars. “Joe Biden’s radical war on the working class just expanded to tipped workers,” reads a recent memo from the Republican-controlled House Ways and Means Committee. A conservative outlet’s news coverage last year of Toast’s Restaurant Trends Report that showed residents of the Golden State being America’s worst tippers said: “While California has its fair share of high rollers, not everyone is willing to share the wealth.”

☆ Millennials plan to be the most generous holiday tippers this year—maybe too much, say etiquette experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Even as inflation has strained millions of Americans' budgets, people still plan to get into the spirit of giving this year — some generations more than others. Some 62% of millennials (ages 26 to 41) plan to give a higher-than-usual tip to service industry employees, such as restaurant waitstaff, bartenders, baristas and hairstylists, this holiday season, according to a recent survey from Bankrate. "For folks who are able to give their normal tip or even go above and beyond, I recommend you do so," she says. For those on a tighter budget, however, it's important that you don't give more than you're able to comfortably afford, especially if you're tipping outside the bounds of normal etiquette. While waitstaff and baristas would no doubt be thrilled with an extra something, it's by no means required, says Swann.

☆ Taking to the Woods With Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Greta Rybus | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ten-year-old Harbor Eaton lives with her family on Darthia Farm on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula. The Eaton family primairly grows produce crops, but balsam-harvesting and wreath-making is a way of extending the farm’s production into the colder, darker seasons. In November and December, Harbor goes out tipping with her family and farm workers on adjacent woodlots, with the aid of their horses, Andy and Starr. “You go out into the woods, try to find a tree with good foliage. You take a branch, snap it and make sure it doesn’t have brown spots on it — ’cause you don’t want a brown wreath,” Harbor explained.

☆ SEC's whistleblower award decision 'incoherent, and lacking in transparency,' says short-seller researcher in suit
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-23 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The existence of Barnes' lawsuit against the SEC, which has been pending under a pseudonym since April, hasn't previously been reported. SEC whistleblower matters are confidential, so Barnes' lawyers had asked the court to refer to him as "Jamie Doe." The name of the SEC whistleblower case — "In the Matter of Focus Media" — was unredacted at least once, as was the name of Grace, the enforcement lawyer. Barnes said in his lawsuit that he wasn't represented by a lawyer when he first requested a whistleblower award. Block and Barnes weren't named by the agency, and the connection only became clear after Barnes sued Block last month.

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