Yes, You Still Have to Tip: A Broke Creative’s Guide to Not Being a Jerk

Your barista is also writing a pilot.

Let’s get one thing out of the way: being broke doesn’t exempt you from being a decent person.

I know, I know.

The residuals are late. Your agent ghosted you the minute the strike ended. You’re "just between projects," and your big-budget indie is still in “deep pre-pre-pre-production,” otherwise known as “never happening.”

But guess what? If you can af…