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When you pay bills, do you pay the full, exact amount or do you round up?

Asked by AshlynM (10684points) April 4th, 2017

Have you ever rounded up a bill to make it even or just paid the exact amount? This could be any bill.

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Brian1946's avatar

When I pay a restaurant bill with a credit card, I’ll either round up the tip over 20% (e.g., if the bill is $38.40, I’ll give an $8 tip), or I’ll make the tip 20% plus whatever amount it takes to round up the total bill ($37.16, then I’ll tip $7.84 to make the total $45).

If I paid cash in either of the above circumstances, then I’d leave an $8 tip.

When I pay any other bill, I pay the exact amount.

mhd14's avatar

I am very much convinced with @Brian1946 answer. Me too pay extra while eating in Restaurant and if I pay any other bill, I pay exact amount.
If the exact change is not available then I buy something to make it a smaller denominations because if the amount is odd then I should get the exact change or else I have to face consequences (especially is local buses, trains, taxis or paying electricity bills because most of it owned by govt. and you might be aware how govt. officials work…)

LuckyGuy's avatar

I only round up restaurant bills because I figure it goes into the tip. For everything else I pay the exact amount.

MollyMcGuire's avatar

I always round up to the nearest $10.There are always big credits on my utility bills which is what I want. If I go out of town and miss one I don’t have to worry about it. I’ve done this for 35 years.

rojo's avatar

When I pay bills, I use the exact amount. When I record it in my checkbook I round it up, that way I always have a little cushion in my account.

In a situation where tipping is necessitated I usually add the tip then round up the entire thing.

JLeslie's avatar

Full, exact, amount.

Restaurants I don’t consider a “bill” but if you are including things like restaurants and hair dressers, then I pay the full amount, plus a tip.

Aster's avatar

I pay the exact amount for all household bills/credit card bills.

sone's avatar

I pay the exact amount

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