Five Great Reasons to be a Generous Tipper

Don’t be a tight-fisted tipper. Here are five good reasons to be more generous with your tips.

1. It will increase your gratitude. Tipping keeps your heart soft and will help you be more appreciative of the people who prepared and served your food.

2. You don’t need the money. Most of us really can spare that extra $10-15 that comes with a big tip. Let it go. It will be good for you.

3. The wait-person needs it. Most people waiting tables these days are either students working their way through school or single moms trying to make ends meet. Yes, you occasionally meet a career wait-person in nicer restaurants, but most places hire people who really are struggling to pay their bills. Generous tipping is a simple way to help them out.

4. It’s a form of serving. You can serve your waiter or waitress by just leaving a big tip. It costs you very little and means the world to them. It’s an easy way to serve someone.

5. It humbles you. Too often we approach tipping with a wait-and-see mindset. If we don’t like the service, we punish the wait staff by leaving a small tip. Are we really that arrogant? If you don’t want to tip the staff, eat at home. Leaving a big tip (my typical amount these days is 50% or higher, sometimes 100%) humbles you, reminds you that you’re not a big shot, and teaches you that your money isn’t yours.

Okay, enough said. Let’s go hot the restaurants and bless some folks.