Tipping is how people in the service industry make a living. I get it, I’ve been there and back. But does scanning an item and telling me my total fall into the service category? I say no.

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One of the perks of being a writer for a few different sites is the fact that I get a lot of interesting mail. Usually it’s people telling me how much I rock, and I am totally OK with that.

However, for every three people who recognize the greatness that is Me, there is one person I really, really piss off. I’ve managed to avoid that here at Tame the Bear, mostly because my email isn’t posted anywhere on this site.

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I usually start my day by screwing around on the internet to see which celebrity forgot their underpants today, what good professional advice is out there, and to see if Wall Street has been set on fire yet. Usually, none of the articles are remarkable, and the ones that are tend to be remarkable in the bad way.

This morning I found one of those articles.

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One of the biggest problems with the current economy is the fact that it feels like no matter what you do you’ll never get ahead. Stuck in your current job that you hate, but afraid to leave because of the job market is kind of a crappy situation to be in.

Then I heard this radio ad.

Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Tired of struggling make ends meet? Sick of struggling to put food on the table? Change all that!

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I have had it with this recession.

I sat quietly (fine, quietly for me) when the stock market crashed. When unemployment rates skyrocketed, I said nothing. When the real estate market went belly up, I kept my mouth shut for the most part.

But I have had enough.

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