To give or not to give; should I give my change to a bum on the street?
959691
Your dad is right. If you want to give, then give to a program that helps people & they will regulate how it is spent. Many times it is a ploy to get you to open your purse & then jack you.\n\nBesides there is a difference between the homeless & bums. The homeless are people living in their cars, washing up in a McDonalds rest room to try for a job. They fell on hard times & are trying to get back on their feet anyway they can.These people need others helps to get back into the main stream. They get food/clothes from churches & truly try. Bums are like strays, if you feed them they will keep coming back & draw others to the area. They do not want back into the main stream of life. They want a 40 ouncer & a bench to sleep it off on. There is a difference between being helpful & being silly. You were silly.
790905
If you don't have money to give him anything, just don't buy anything for him.  He'll have to understand if he's not a selfish pig.  A lot of people in this world are poor (like you- and me) and other people can't expect us to give them stuff if we don't have anything ourselves.  That's just rude and prepoterous!
601202
as long as you are giving them away in the spirit of charity who cares who gets em. I would rather give to a needy person than to a place that will make money off of my donated stuff.
515543
kind of a strange question - I dont see a point to it unless you dont know what to do with your money, but then again, thinking about it, that is pretty much what people do when they give money to beggars..
467764
lol!! sure why not?? Depends on how much he would be willing to give me!! If he just came up and asked me though not mentioning any dollar amount I'd probably just do it for nothing!!
907210
I saw a man on the street, It looked like he needed a shower,something to eat,new clothes, he looked pretty bad all around, I gave him $20 and said go get yourself a good meal, he never said thank-you or anything, as I was walking further down the street I saw a older woman making flowers out of paper, she had a little purse next to her for people to put whatever change they had and she would give them a flower, I wish I had never given that $20 away, she could have used it more,
972346
Totally man - do both. Blackmail her into giving you cash and her body, lets face it she is of low morale fibre anyway. Nevermind your friend he would thank you for it. These little ladies that are replying don't realise you are dong it for his own good as a favour to him. Imprgnate her and tell him it's his - you'll make him so happy.
364782
I would have to say for sure give it to charity if I did not have family.. If I had family.. I would give it to them and tell them to use the money to make money for charity..  What else would make them happy?? Giving is better then getting.. It makes you feel great.. and helps the sick, poor and downtrodden.. :)
725828
An act of kindness to repay an act of kindness...You can use generosity instead of kindness or consideration or appreciation...an act of consideration is worth an act of consideration, etc, etc.\n\nWhen someone goes out of their way to do something that benefits another, the person benefiting is described as owing credit due but not necessarily to the first person...\n\nIf I give you money for bus fare when you have none, you should say thank you but owe me nothing monetary in return unless it was a loan.  You should then go do something for someone else.\n\nRandom acts of kindness show appreciation for kindnesses you have been shown...
362441
Just let it hang,limply at your side..people will feel sorry for you and give you change. You could also walk around downtown with a box of Chiclets, then you would really pull in the coins! lucky you!
1054029
The best answer is : Not today, my friend.\n\nThis is a kind answer that is true. You are not giving today, but you may give another day. It is also respectful.
1162356
I definitely think that giving somebody something without expecting something in return is the most unselfish thing anybody can do. So in that respect, giving is far better than receiving. However, it is not logical to think that people don't want to be on the receiving end once in a while and it gives the other person a chance to feel good about giving. I think a balance of both giving and receiving is good for both parties.
759295
ALWAYS!!!! The way I see it...I got my arms full of goodies and this person has nothing.  I'm blessed to have what i have (which isn't much), what good is it to have it if you can't share it.  I cannot tell you how many times I've given whatever was in my pocket to someone sitting on the side of the street.  DC almost broke me.  There was at least 2-3 ppl on each city block.  It was heartbreaking.\nNow grant it, there may be shammers, alcoholics, druggies, etc out there, but who am i to judge anyone?  Even if they take the few bucks i give them and go grab a beer when I'm outta sight...it still makes me feel better about myself to give.\nI'm a strong believer in Charma too.  There's been many times, I've been down on my luck and there were ppl in my life to help me out.  I remember how humbled I was to have to accept their help but sometimes you have to tuck your pride away to survive.  I share my gratitude of those that helped me by trying to help others.  "what goes around, comes around" is such a true cliche'.\nSome of my "friends" scold me for giving money or food or whatever i have, saying things like "they're faking it" or "they probably got a mansion somewhere", etc...but again, like i said, giving to them makes me feel better as a person, so i do what I feel is right, regardless of what others say or think.\nThat is what i suggest to you....do what you feel is right in your heart.\nmarjenl72
707792
If Oprah gave me a thousand dollars to pay it forward, just indeed, I would give it to someone who needed it.  I am working and to be honest, a thousand dollars isn't something tempting enough for me to keep. :)
1138377
you want to give away some money ?
672458
1 penny, sure.  Ah the heck, you can have a dollar.\nI donated my change to the Salvation Army occasionally.\nJust to remind you, there are good and kind people in this world like myself.
321947
Oh I could be very cruel..I once told my shy friends son if he would ask the waitress out I would give him $50..He didn't do it..I then told him I'd give him $20 just to tell her she was looking good today..He didn't do it..I'm sure he regretted not making a quick $75..\nI would go around daring people to do all kinds of things.