Chewy Pesto Pasta.... Spicy Tuna Rolls... Little Neck Clams.... Seafood Paella... man I could eat it all... I don't know what kind of food y'all like, but there's so many different cultures and tastiness around the world... that life is too short... I wish I could keep eating... Anyways you guys are here to save the dinero and not hear me be a weirdo.... so let's get ON IT! Earlier this year, I was extremely fortunate to be in a 4-man jeopardy team competition. Being the insightful person I am, I knew that my useful skills were limited to rap music and history; I quickly came to the conclusion that I needed to pick a team that consisted of people smarter than me, were more cultured, and had a broader knowledge base than "yours truly" wannabe hood rat. When I realized that I couldn't pick my team and that we were already pre-assigned, I gave up all hope on winning. Mysteriously, god must have smiled on me. Little did I initially know, but I soon came to realize that one of our team members was an ex-jeopardy contestant!!! This guy was on fire... on the music questions... he knew all the songs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s while I knew all the rap songs. He rapid fired all the movie answers to movie quotes he had stored in the multi-terabyte brain of his while I was in awe and drool came down my chin. We ultimately cleared the closest team by a healthy margin and this exercise allowed to me to realize one of life's greatest lessons. 1. Even though one is dumb... he or she can still be paired with a genius... and come out on top. But the truly MOST important thing I received and learned was winning a gift certificate to a local restaurant. This allowed me to enjoy an artful latte and the most amazing crepe. Which this caffeine-laden beverage and hearty brunch and led to my discovery that...
1. If you have won a gift card or gift certificate, you don't have to pay taxes on the food that you just ordered with that gift card (No, I had actually realized this years ago when I paid for a hotel stay with points and realized that you weren't charged city tax, state tax, and all those miscellaneous fees) This should save you some money if you're winning stuff with your credit card points, just lucky in those random drawings, or get paired up with an ex-jeopardy contestant on trivia nights. Also, just today, I was very lucky to attend lunch at an upscale unnamed restaurant and noticed that at the very end of the menu was a little something written like this: "The total bill will have an additional 3% surcharge due to the local worker's salaries, local fresh produce, and supporting the local community. This is a community restaurant and all profits go towards the community." After some friendly discussion, this is a charge that can be levied by any establishment by management's decision and it isn't government mandated. Eating out just gets more and more expensive ever year. With Trump building the wall, it really stopped illegal immigration, and now real Americans have to work at these restaurants. These real Americans demand higher wages, and the patrons of these fine establishments now have to pay more. (My last two sentences are sarcastic if you haven't noticed) Besides the tax on the bill (8%), and the tip (15%+), and now this 3% surcharge... I only go out to eat if I have to. Which leads to my final tip of the month. 1. If you want to eat healthy and save money... eat at home
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