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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

Nerdy Tips on Tipping, and Managing High Credit Card Annual Fees

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Feel less awkward about tipping with our Nerds’ tipping tips. Then learn about credit cards with high annual fees. 01:12 This Week in Your Money: Sean Pyles and Liz Weston discuss when to tip, when not to tip and how much you should tip — not just in restaurants but also in places where people haven’t historically tipped, like grocery stores and self-serve frozen yogurt places. They also talk about the broader economic implications of tipping and different tipping standards around the world. 07:36 Today’s Money Question: Erin Hurd joins Sean Pyles and Sara Rathner to discuss credit cards with high annual fees: why are they so expensive, what benefits do they offer, and how can you make sure you’re not leaving money on the table if you use them? They talk about what to consider if you’re thinking about getting one, how to get the most out of your rewards points and understanding when it might be time for a product change. 19:16 Takeaway Tips. In this episode, Sean, Liz, Sara and Erin discuss: the etiquette of tipping service workers; the economics of tipping; waitstaff gratuities; profit margins; CEO salaries; credit cards with high annual fees; credit card rewards points; travel rewards and hotel perks; product changes; canceling credit cards; credit card terms and conditions; credit card authorized users; and how credit cards can impact your credit score. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Have we reached the tipping point when it comes to tipping service workers?

0:33.6

I mean, I think that I have, it seems like every restaurant, cafe and dry cleaner, is asking you to tip nowadays.

0:41.1

So in this episode, we're talking about tipping.

0:43.6

When to tip, when not to tip, where you send us your money questions and we answer them with the help of our genius nerds.

1:08.4

I'm Liz Weston.

1:09.4

And I'm Sean Piles.

1:10.6

Listener, we know you've got money questions and you know that we nerds are here to help you answer them.

1:15.9

So shoot your questions our way.

1:17.9

You can leave us a voicemail or text us on the nerd hotline at 901-730-6373.

1:23.6

That's 901-730 N-E-R-D.

1:26.9

You can also email us at podcast at nerdwollet.com.

1:31.0

In this episode, I'm joined by our co-host, Sarah Rathner, to answer a listener's question

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