There is a guy in our town who stands at the same intersection everyday with a sign. Sometimes he has an iced coffee in the tree next to him, sometimes he's wearing brand new sneakers and once I saw a guy in a decent looking white car pick him up at the end of his 'work day'. I do wonder how much he made doing that. I never gave him money because I don't think he needed it.
I donate to every charity and shelter, I always give $1 to every store that asks, when I go food shopping, christmas shopping, the pharmacy stores, coffee shops, fast food places, I give ALL the time. I do not give to people who come up and ask me, I do not give to people on the side of the road, one guy even came up to my car in downtown and tapped on my window. I told him I had no cash on me. (I usually don't)
I took 2 ornaments off the local grocery store tree to buy gifts ($40 gifts) one for a 2 year old girl and 1 for a 10 year old boy. I am a giver, I feel sooo blessed in my life that I want to give back. But not to the creeps. Everyday I go outside to smoke at work and it never fails I get asked for money or cigarettes. I never bring out extras anymore. Ggeezzz, if you are going to be a smoker, buy your own, they are expensive and not a necessity!!!! I get sooooo aggravated about that!!! I see more and more now that I work in the downtown area of the city I live next to.
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