As the end of the year approaches, some services are traditionally rewarded with money or a gift. Many people don’t consider these tips, but rather tokens of appreciation.

Gratitude doesn’t have to be expressed in dollars. In fact, the U.S. Postal Service restricts holiday tips to non-cash gifts up to $20 in value (gift cards are fine). Stacie Krajchir recommends giving baked goods and handwritten cards to everyone from baby sitters to personal trainers to trash collectors. Here are some of the more common holiday tip recipients and suggested amounts, as excerpted and adapted from Krajchir’s book, “The Itty Bitty Guide to Tipping”:

¢ Baby sitter: The tip should equal an average evening’s pay, plus a small gift.

¢ Building superintendent: $30 to $100.

¢ Garbage collector: $10 to $20.

¢ Hairdresser: $25 to $100.

¢ Housekeeper/maid service: One to two weeks’ salary.

¢ Manicurist: $10 to $50.

¢ Nanny: One to two weeks’ salary, plus a small gift from your child.

¢ Newspaper carrier: $5 to $10.

¢ Personal trainer: Price of one session.