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How to Keep Your Resolutions

If you're like most people, you probably made some New Year's Resolutions. Well, we're a couple weeks into January now, so how are you doing with those resolutions?You might be struggling to keep those resolutions- it…
What to Tip for a Bangs Trim?

Image Source Tipping has always been a controversial issue here on Dollarish, and everyone has their own take on it. The big debate is over tipping at restaurants, but I have another situation where I'm just not sure…
Personal Finance Tips You Don't Always Hear About

Image Source Wisebread.com had a great article last year with 5 personal finance tips that usually get left out among the usual advise of start an emergency fund, set a budget and tracking your spending. While the p…
Unusual Ways to Curb Spending

Image Source Happy New Year everybody! After a stressful round of finals and some much needed couch-based recuperation, I'm back and ready to talk money! With today being another holiday, a new round of post-holida…
Wait Staff: How To Earn That 15%

Itinvolvedwhippedcream@xanga, who is a waitress, sent us a question inspired by all of our recent discussions about restaurant tipping and waiter/waitress etiquette. Since the general consensus was that wait staff perf…
Do You Expect Service Discounts From "Friends"?

If you have friends in an industry where their job is considered a "service" (like stylists, etc.), do you expect discounts? Even if its not a friend and just a lady or man you became friendly with over the years while…
Waitress Survival Guide: What Not to Do

I've worked as a waitress since I was in high school. The days are long, the work is hard, and the only truthful reason anyone has for getting into the food service business is the tips. For me, it was a matter of trial…
30 Secrets Your Waiter Doesn't Want You To Know

We had a lot of fun talking about tipping recently, so I thought it would be nice to supplement our discussion with details from this funny article in Reader's Digest about all the things your waiter doesn't want you to…
Final Thoughts on Tipping

Wow, my post on leaving a bad tip received a lot of comments, and very quickly. Here are some highlights: A lot of people commented that 20 percent is the new 15 percent, and that if you give waiters 15 percent you're…
When Do You Leave a Bad Tip? (My Response)

Dollarish featured a post about tipping. Tipping is something that always seems to get to me. So, I thought I would talk about it. The post talked about reasons for leaving a poor tip: lousy service, expensive food, no…