Guides

Worked examples built on the calculators, with every number from the same math as the TipCup app.

• How to split tips by hours: a worked tip pool example

  How to split tips by hours worked, step by step: one real pool, four people, every share to the cent, and what to do with the leftover pennies.

• Tip out percentage: what a tip-out on sales really costs you

  A tip out on sales is a bigger share of your tips than it looks. A tip-out percentage chart by tip rate, a bar tip-out, and a full shift worked through.

• Tip pool point system: how points work, with a worked example

  How a tip pool point system works: points per role, points times hours, a five-person pool worked to the cent, and when points alone short-changes people.