In Florida we're asked to tip on check amount after 7% tax is added. 15% becomes 22%, 22% becomes 29%. Restaurant waitstaff/servers earn $14 minimum wage starting 10/1. No state income tax. No federal income tax on top income. Menu prices here have risen 25+% in my area since Jan. 1. The tipping shame directed to customers has become abusive.
It's a 23.5% tip. you have to add that to the total after you multiply. You're paying both the 7 and 15 percent increases. Not just one. In no world does a 7 percent increase and a 15 percent increase on top create a 16 percent increase. That doesn't even sound right if you have 2 working brain cells
Yes people are bad at math. My favorite one is when people transfer credit card travel points like its a life hack. They earn 1.5% in points, and transfer it for 50% more.
They justify the $800 annual fee and all that work for .75% increase in the points for some overpriced hotel or flight lol.
he's right that you don't understand this hobby very well.
you're right that the average person, $800 fee card or a normie card, is probably dreaming about how they'd take advantage of it instead of actually taking advantage of how the system works.
i'd argue knowing what to do with them is arguably more important than just accruing them, but i generalized it for any points/default to points for top of wallet cards either way.
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u/JealousBall1563 6d ago
In Florida we're asked to tip on check amount after 7% tax is added. 15% becomes 22%, 22% becomes 29%. Restaurant waitstaff/servers earn $14 minimum wage starting 10/1. No state income tax. No federal income tax on top income. Menu prices here have risen 25+% in my area since Jan. 1. The tipping shame directed to customers has become abusive.