Early-retirement wannabe

AlanP_2

:beer: I'm surprised they know what a tip is in Glasgow.

atush

10 quid is the min here (students and kids are cheaper) but many places charge more. And I can see Scotland from my window so not in the SE lol.

AlwaysLearnin

AlanP wrote: »

:beer: I'm surprised they know what a tip is in Glasgow.

Other than perhaps "Don't eat the yellow snow" ...

kingrulzuk

I pay £5 here in the capital

edinburgher

atush wrote: »

10 quid is the min here (students and kids are cheaper) but many places charge more. And I can see Scotland from my window so not in the SE lol.

Oooh - cryptic

kingrulzuk wrote: »

I pay £5 here in the capital

Are you secretly a pensioner?

AlwaysLearnin wrote: »

Other than perhaps "Don't eat the yellow snow" ...

Unfortunately most of the negative stereotypes re. tipping are accurate. I remember working minimum wage jobs and always feel that if I can waste a tenner on ordering a takeaway, the poor sod delivering it in the !!!!ing rain deserves a quid.

jamesd

arthurdick wrote: »

I am on very low pay,less than £16000, but saying that, if I can boost my pension to around £8000 per year, plus the state pension, I will be better off than now, as the mortgage would be paid off by then.... My main stumbling block is not being able to save to fund the gap between retiring early and SPA

The really nice thing about your position is that you're well used to low spending after all that time forced to do it. It's one of the advantages I have as well, though now my income has increased greatly so I'm not compelled, I just do it out of habit.

With a £16,000 income and I assume no benefits you'd be on £14k net. With the state pension at 8k it gets you a good bit of the way there, particularly after you deduct mortgage and work-related costs. You're also going to be one of the gainers from further anticipated increases in the personal allowance.

uk1

edinburgher wrote: »

Oooh - cryptic

Unfortunately most of the negative stereotypes re. tipping are accurate. I remember working minimum wage jobs and always feel that if I can waste a tenner on ordering a takeaway, the poor sod delivering it in the !!!!ing rain deserves a quid.

It's funny and inconsistant how I feel about tips. I really do not like them in restaurants unless the service is outstanding. But I always tip food delivery (not Ocado drivers ... ) because they don't get much, are I guess desperate or wouldn't be doing it, and they save me going and collecting it. OK, I'll be honest I have a soft spot for food delivery drivers and we are all intitled to irrationality and inconsistancy and I guess I think "there but for the grace of god go I". I know how close I've been.

I also have this strong sense that if a service is provided by someone who is clearly honest and good but are undercharging perhaps I should pay a bit more voluntarily. It isn't all about greed is it?



Jeff

mgdavid

uk1 wrote: »

...... I'll be honest I have a soft spot for food delivery drivers and we are all intitled to irrationality and inconsistancy and I guess I think "there but for the grace of god go I". .........

similar; I never cease to be amazed at how rude and offhand many restaurant customers are to the staff, so having treated them civilly as fellow human beings and received a positive response I usually tip them well.

atush

Being american I always tip in restaurants, although I lower my US tip rate to a UK rate (ie 10-13% instead of 15-20%).

I remember when I first came to the UK and tipped, y servers were shocked lol. Now most places they expect a little something, even if a few quid in a pub.

saver861

mgdavid wrote: »

similar; I never cease to be amazed at how rude and offhand many restaurant customers are to the staff, so having treated them civilly as fellow human beings and received a positive response I usually tip them well.

Rudeness and being offhand is not something confined to restaurant customers ..... I've noticed a deal of it on these forums - as no doubt you will be aware!!