Holiday Tipping Guide 2015

Here are a few suggestions and best practices when it comes to holiday tipping. Hopefully this will help you be Santa and not Scrooge this Christmas.

According to report from CNN Money, here's a guide to holiday tipping so hopefully you can cross everybody off your list. If money is tight  this year, a small homemade gift or Christmas cookies, with a personal handwritten thank you note would work.

1. Mail Carrier. An appropriate gift for the person who delivers your mail in the rain, sleet, or snow is a gift card up to $20. Civil Service workers are not allowed to except cash gifts.

2.  UPS/FedEx. The normal tip would be between $15-$25 if you get regular deliveries during the year.

2. Babysitter: An evening's  pay and maybe a small gift is the standard tip for your babysitter. For your Nanny or Au Pair, one week to one month's pay plus a small gift from the child.

3. Teacher:  A small gift would be appropriate. You'll need to check with the school to see  if a gift is allowed.

4.. Hairdresser or Manicurist: The cost of up to one visit is the normal ongoing tip.

5. Trash Collectors:  Between $15 and $20 for each person

6: Dog Walkers: Up to one week's pay or one session. An appropriate gift for your Groomer would be a small gift and up to 1/2 the cost of 1 session.

Source: CNN Money