Every time a server drops a check presenter and you scrawl a tip on the credit card line, you are triggering a small but intricate financial system. Money moves from your bank to a processor, then to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught to tip generously, and I don’t mind tipping people who provide direct services: restaurant waitstaff, bellhops, spa workers, hairstylists, nail salon workers, hotel ...

If you were to look at the percentage of times I actually have cold, hard cash in my wallet, the number would be low. It seems like you truly need it less and less these days. I can scarcely remember ...

The topic of tipping restaurant servers is something many people go back and forth about, but one server's encounter with a customer who refused to tip has caused the debate to come up once more. In ...

Tipping with a credit card works a little differently than cash. Here's where your tip goes, how workers get paid, and what most people don't realize.