Here's a foolproof guide to how much you should be tipping during the holiday season

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Here's a holiday tip guide for every service provider who keeps your life going, from your doorman to your babysitter.

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This is how you can help your Amazon delivery driver earn up to a $25,000 tip for free

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Amazon offered their drivers $5 tips this holiday season, and customers jumped on the promotion.

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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.

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Starr Douglas was a bartender for almost a decade.

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Most Americans don't tip baristas. These services have the stingiest customers.

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Americans say they're being asked to tip more often than they were five years ago.

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DoorDash warns customers who don't tip: your order could be slower

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There are plenty of reasons to tip.

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I earn a living wage at a bar so I don't have to rely on tips. I'll never work any other way.

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Karla Gonzalez says she's not going back from a living-wage model.

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Here's how much you should tip at restaurants, salons, hotels — for food delivery, and more

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Many Americans feel confused or frustrated about how much to tip these days. We asked etiquette experts for their advice.

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A bartender is going viral on TikTok for saying he'd snub a customer for a regular patron who 'tips 50% every time'

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A bartender is going viral on TikTok for saying he'd snub a customer for a regular patron who 'tips 50% every time.'

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Redditors in LA are compiling a list of restaurants that ask customers to pay extra fees as diners grow increasingly frustrated with added charges

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Redditors are compiling a list of Los Angeles restaurants that charge diners extra fees on their checks.

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Restaurants are charging nonrefundable reservation deposits to combat no-shows, after nearly 30% of diners say they've ghosted

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Pearl Street Caviar in Brooklyn, New York, has seen a significant drop in reservation no-shows since implementing a $10 reservation deposit.

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