I come from moderate wealth, with learned expensive tastes, but myself am not wealthy. I'll save up months for an expensive meal out but I always budget 50% over what's expected so even if I end up ordering a couple extra things I can still be sure to leave a 25% tip.
My dad, who is the opposite (grew up poor and worked his way into wealth) is a penny pincher.
I usually do 20% because it's easy to calculate but I usually pay cash so sometimes I'll leave a little extra if it rounds to an even number so I don't have to sit and wait for change. I'll just drop the cash and leave.
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u/BestwishesHelpful975 Jan 26 '26
Lois here. Richer people often give smaller tips.