It is a different world today than decades ago when the man was always expected to pay all the time. Splitting the check , if both parties are working, would be fair. The treat of paying the whole check is nice so save it for the second date.
A book I just finished on manners says that the man should pay for the first date, but that the first date should be short and relatively cheap. For example, you should meet at a coffee shop for an hour or so. I could go along with that.
I'm old-fashioned and my first thought is that the guy should both ask and pay. That said, I can think of a number of reasons a girl should ask or pay too, but in general I like the old school way of doing things. :)
I think that on a first date that the expectation should be that you pay for what you ordered or if you ordered roughly the same amount (price wise) than you split the bill. I never have the expectation that a guy is going to pay for me unless he insists and the only situation in which I would be annoyed if he didn't pay would be if he insisted we go to a restaurant that was out of my price-range.
It's been a mixed bag. Got a small tramp art frame for 25 cents and sold it for $35 to a dealer. 13 cards of Victorian buttons purchased for $4 and cleared $68. But some very old dishes didn't move. People like dishwasher safe and microwaveable.
It's all about the focus on 'quality time' instead of gifts! We succumb to the marketing and always buy cards, but save date night for another time. Also, no flowers! And the discounted ccandy is always nice too :)
Skeptics can, in fact, argue with your principals because you're making at least one patently false assumption: that organic food is free of pesticide residues.
First off, you're using the EWG as your source for the entire article; the EWG is listed as a dubious organization on Quackwatch, and their "dirty dozen" list is debunked here:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135239/
Organic produce does contain pesticide residues http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5101234
I would agree with you that it would be prudent to minimize exposure to dietary pesticide residues. However, if you look at apples which are at the top of the list with often the most pesticide residue, you will see that Thiabendazole, highest PDP value @7ppm, has a NOAEL of 10 mg/kg-bw/day. That means, if you had a bodyweight of 50kg, you could eat over 500 apples per day and the pesticide exposure would have no effect on functional capacity, growth, development, or your life span.
"The secret to their success was saving and investing as much as possible when they were young. They worked lots of extra hours and also built up a side income so they could invest more and more. They kept their expenses low and just increased their saving rate whenever they got a raise. Over time their wealth grew and they were both able to retire young."
I couldn't agree more with this statement. Early saving habits pay off in dividends in the long term. Also - people should be proud of their saving habits. Not many people talk about money, let alone talk about how they have learned to have confidence over money management and saving.
Another way to save early is to tell your friends and family that saving and investing is important to you. Most friends and especially family members are willing to help you with your savings goals if tell them. For example, if they want to buy you a gift for your birthday or a holiday, you can suggest that they buy you an investment instead of a gift. New services like Spark Gift make this easy.
Do a check every year of what your retirement income will be. Don't forget to include Social Security. The easiest web retirement income calculator is at https://www.yourmoneypage.com/retire/retiretotaldd.php But note it is giving you an estimate -- not exact numbers.
integrity is something people are forgetting is valuable lesson to teach their children. I just lost my wallet with my life in it and a lot of cash I was paying bills with the following day. I had the cash exactly one hour and it was suddenly gone. My roommate is a likely subject though I can not prove it. The night my wallet disappeared him and I fighting about when he was going to be out of my house. He hasn't any money and needs to move out. You do the math.
It is a different world today than decades ago when the man was always expected to pay all the time. Splitting the check , if both parties are working, would be fair. The treat of paying the whole check is nice so save it for the second date.
I'd say that whoever does the inviting pays.
Whoever invites, pays...though I'm sure it doesn't hurt if you offer to pay your share if you were the one invited.
I think whoever asked who out should pay but the other party should still offer when the bill comes.
I think the guy should be the one to pay on the firs date.
I think whoever does the inviting should do the paying.
A book I just finished on manners says that the man should pay for the first date, but that the first date should be short and relatively cheap. For example, you should meet at a coffee shop for an hour or so. I could go along with that.
I'm old-fashioned and my first thought is that the guy should both ask and pay. That said, I can think of a number of reasons a girl should ask or pay too, but in general I like the old school way of doing things. :)
The one who does the asking for the date should pay or the check should be split. Both parties should offer to pay, out of politeness.
The person who asks the other out should pay.
Split the check!
I think the one who invites on a date should pay.
I think that on a first date that the expectation should be that you pay for what you ordered or if you ordered roughly the same amount (price wise) than you split the bill. I never have the expectation that a guy is going to pay for me unless he insists and the only situation in which I would be annoyed if he didn't pay would be if he insisted we go to a restaurant that was out of my price-range.
I believe the guy should pay on the first date! I did not pay on the first date.
I think the fairest thing would be to split the check. This would work for straight or gay couples.
The person who invited is the one who pays. You ask, you make the plans, you pay. As a gay man, it seems pretty simple to me.
This also avoids the problem of forcing someone to pay more than they can afford.
Regarding #6, as Wayne Gretzky said: "You'll miss 100% of the shot you didn't take".
It's been a mixed bag. Got a small tramp art frame for 25 cents and sold it for $35 to a dealer. 13 cards of Victorian buttons purchased for $4 and cleared $68. But some very old dishes didn't move. People like dishwasher safe and microwaveable.
I make my GF dinner at home.
It's all about the focus on 'quality time' instead of gifts! We succumb to the marketing and always buy cards, but save date night for another time. Also, no flowers! And the discounted ccandy is always nice too :)
Skeptics can, in fact, argue with your principals because you're making at least one patently false assumption: that organic food is free of pesticide residues.
First off, you're using the EWG as your source for the entire article; the EWG is listed as a dubious organization on Quackwatch, and their "dirty dozen" list is debunked here:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135239/
Organic produce does contain pesticide residues http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5101234
I would agree with you that it would be prudent to minimize exposure to dietary pesticide residues. However, if you look at apples which are at the top of the list with often the most pesticide residue, you will see that Thiabendazole, highest PDP value @7ppm, has a NOAEL of 10 mg/kg-bw/day. That means, if you had a bodyweight of 50kg, you could eat over 500 apples per day and the pesticide exposure would have no effect on functional capacity, growth, development, or your life span.
"The secret to their success was saving and investing as much as possible when they were young. They worked lots of extra hours and also built up a side income so they could invest more and more. They kept their expenses low and just increased their saving rate whenever they got a raise. Over time their wealth grew and they were both able to retire young."
I couldn't agree more with this statement. Early saving habits pay off in dividends in the long term. Also - people should be proud of their saving habits. Not many people talk about money, let alone talk about how they have learned to have confidence over money management and saving.
Another way to save early is to tell your friends and family that saving and investing is important to you. Most friends and especially family members are willing to help you with your savings goals if tell them. For example, if they want to buy you a gift for your birthday or a holiday, you can suggest that they buy you an investment instead of a gift. New services like Spark Gift make this easy.
Do a check every year of what your retirement income will be. Don't forget to include Social Security. The easiest web retirement income calculator is at https://www.yourmoneypage.com/retire/retiretotaldd.php But note it is giving you an estimate -- not exact numbers.
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integrity is something people are forgetting is valuable lesson to teach their children. I just lost my wallet with my life in it and a lot of cash I was paying bills with the following day. I had the cash exactly one hour and it was suddenly gone. My roommate is a likely subject though I can not prove it. The night my wallet disappeared him and I fighting about when he was going to be out of my house. He hasn't any money and needs to move out. You do the math.