A recently released survey contains information about tipping and Americans' perception of tipping that might surprise you.

There are a number of professions that we are all aware are dependent on tips--specifically those whose minimum standard wages are legally reduced because it's expected that you'll tip them--such as waiters, waitresses, and bartenders. Then there are professions that seem to regularly get tips as well, like hotel/hospitality workers and people who work in hair cutting and other cosmetic jobs.

But what about holiday or end-of-the-year tips? For, say, your garbage pickup person or mail deliverer? If you regularly have items shipped to your house, do you take care of the UPS or FedEx driver?

A survey by Care.com indicated some statistics, as reported by MarketWatch:

Fully 30% of Americans say they don’t plan to give out any holiday tips this year

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The main reasons non-tippers say they will be keeping their purse strings closed are that they can’t afford to tip (41%) or believe holiday tips aren’t necessary (34%), the Care.com survey revealed.

The list of people that could be considered for a tip at the end of the year in the article is extensive and, if followed entirely, could be wildly expensive. But the rationale is that if these people have made your life regularly easier throughout the course of the year, then you should take care of them around the holidays. Check out the list here of all the people that you could consider tipping.

What do you think? Tip everyone? Tip a few specific people? Or, make like Mr. Pink from Reservoir Dogs:

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