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Comment on should you tip? by Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:29:00 +0000

That’s a good question about the US. Most of my life it was 15%, but about 10 years ago it crept up to 20%. But recently I’ve noticed “suggested” 25% tips. I’ll tell you what it’s doing, in my opinion – I used to leave more than 15% for good service, but as the “obligatory” tip has crept up to 25%, I’ve found I tend not to tip any extra, even for above average service, because tipping 30-40% of the cost of the meal seems way too much.

Comment on should you tip? by Frugal City Girl

Frugal City Girl — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:22:00 +0000

As a moderately frequent traveller, the other part of tipping I struggle with is how much to tip in different countries. In the UK it’s been hovering around 10% for a decade or so, which is easy to remember (and calculate), but when I go abroad to the US: is it 15%? 25%? When we travelled to New Zealand this year, where tips are apparently Not The Done Thing, it was actually a little stressful as I felt I was being rude every time.

Comment on in the future, college will be for the rich and smart by Melete

Melete — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:18:00 +0000

More young people will go to college outside the country. And that will contribute to the brain drain I believe we will see here as the middle class dwindles — the best & the brightest will go where they can earn a decent living, and the rest of us will be stuck here in the “service economy.”

Right now you can do better if you go to school in Canada. And if you’re going to pay $50,000 a year, why not go to the Sorbonne, or to one of the excellent universities in Great Britain? For that price, instead of a junior year abroad, you could take all four years abroad.

Comment on 101 thoughts on losing 100 pounds by Jen

Jen — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:46:00 +0000

Thank you for this – I copied a few quotes and put them front and center on my computer – very motivating!

Comment on How coaching can help you out of a rut in your corporate career by Jason Hull

Jason Hull — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:01:00 +0000

The area where having a coach really helped me was in providing some process to my work. It related to #3 above – setting goals. By giving me some structure to help approach both setting and meeting my goals, I was able to really concentrate on the important tasks as well as to arise above the urgent but not important category of activities I undertook.

A lot of people think that coaches are applicable only to senior level executives, but even a mid-level career person could probably benefit from a check-in from an outside perspective to help provide focus and guardrails.

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Mark — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:47:00 +0000

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Comment on 6 things to avoid if you want to be creative by Melete

Melete — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:20:00 +0000

Hm. Creativity doesn’t come out of a void. Reading is a source of considerable creativity–it furnishes your mind with things you can use in your own writing, and it spurs ideas. Same is probably true of watching television, within reason…depending on what you watch. Work-related reading, I will admit, can be pretty brain-numbing. Relaxing (with podcasts or sports or TV shows) is a way of looking away from the creative task at hand, and, paradoxically, looking away from it can actually lead to new creativity. That’s why we get our best ideas in the shower, eh?

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Career Advice That Kicks Ass from a Six Figure Consultant — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:02:53 +0000

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Comment on in the future, college will be for the rich and smart by Evan@MyJourneytoMillions

Evan@MyJourneytoMillions — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:53:00 +0000

By the time your kids (or mine) get to college I believe there will be a correction in the market. There just has to be enough lenders who slow down the lending that will lead to a complete collapse in the increase of tuition

Comment on money from the sky by Crystal @ Broke-Ass Mommy

Crystal @ Broke-Ass Mommy — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:43:00 +0000

Wow, this post was alot deeper than I thought it would be when I clicked…I can almost imagine the coins flying from the train. Thanks for making me actually stop and think. I also hope we never have to endure that sort of hyperinflation here either. If we do, it may make sense to practice self-sustainability as much as possible with gardening and whatnot since so much would be unknown.

Comment on how companies miss the big picture by Adam Hagerman

Adam Hagerman — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:17:00 +0000

It’s kind of sick how some companies treat their employees these days.

My mother-in-law works for a large retail company and they recently implemented a policy that states every manager must work at least one day each weekend. That means that she will never have a weekend off unless she takes a vacation. It’s ridiculous.

They also schedule meetings months ahead of time and then cancel them a few days before hand. My wife and I were trying to schedule a trip to invite her on but she couldn’t go because of this meeting. Then it turns out that they cancel the stupid thing. I just can not stand companies like that. They were not even apologetic.

Comment on in the future, college will be for the rich and smart by Crystal @ Broke-Ass Mommy

Crystal @ Broke-Ass Mommy — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:59:00 +0000

I am seriously thinking that if we have a kid, I will be hoping that he or she has one hell of an entrepreneurial streak right off the bat. It would have been awesome for me to have known about personal finance blogging before I spent so much on an “education” that I never used. I had to go or I couldn’t interview for the business jobs I was going after…it was like employment blackmail and I eventually found out I like working for myself more than anything…it’s frustrating. But it all worked out, so yay!

Comment on in the future, college will be for the rich and smart by Hope to Prosper

Hope to Prosper — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:06:00 +0000

The costs for college are so far out of whack that people are finally starting to question the return on investment. I believe student loans are one of the primary contributors to the tuition inflation. I also agree with Jan that college may become obsolete. Sir John Templeton predicted that most universities would be replaced by interactive electronic learning within 50 years.

Comment on in the future, college will be for the rich and smart by Jan

Jan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:43:00 +0000

I am hearing more and more of my peers DISCOURAGING their children from attending college because of the FEAR of their child going into debt.
Maybe college will be obsolete in 20 years- but it is still an imparitive if you want to get ahead in most walks of life. The few exceptions are those who go into the military! Trade school ( good luck finding one of those) or true entrepreneurs ( and those are rare).
I hope your child is bright or has an amazing work ethic- but we do not live in Lake
Woebegone. Most kids witha good strong IQ have to figure out a way to check the college block.
Last, my brother in law never went to college. He is a multi millionaire. He STILL says it was the single largest mistake he made. He missed to learn for learning sake. He made sure both of his boys went and paid for the entire thing.

Comment on 6 things to avoid if you want to be creative by KYD

KYD — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:16:00 +0000

I agree. Each and everyone should garner some creativity in order to make himself exceptional in terms of personality. Personally I would say that attending concerts, composing, writing novels, gardening are some of my all time favorite leisure that has genuinely enhanced my personality and nature for the long run. KYD