[ReginaPerss]

Why would you give money to someone on the street if they could/ would go & spend it on drugs or booze just because
you did your part ? That doesn't make any sense. The food bank is a really good place !

I've ALWAYS been told to give without conviction. If you feel the urge/need to spare some money for the person on the street, then just give it. What they do with it is their problem...

[encunnibriG]

I've ALWAYS been told to give without conviction. If you feel the urge/need to spare some money for the person on the street, then just give it. What they do with it is the problem...

Well you & Ponce are better people than me, obviously.
I could be wrong in not giving the people money on the streets, I don't know.
Perhaps I've allowed myself to be conditioned wrong about it. I can tell you that when I was alot younger I used to love to travel
and would see so much poverty that it would make me sick/sad. So I would definitely (back then) hand out money to people on the streets
until one time we were walking through the streets of downtown Honolulu and I handed someone some bucks and my husband said,
stop it already, that's enough. I said WTF is wrong with you, It's my money, I'll do what I want with it.
He said you don't know what they're going to blow it on. I said Huh ? He said just stop it already.
We are opposites so I generally let it go & do whatever I want. Later, I had come to some realization in my head that I thought maybe he was right.
So I stopped doing it & only give money directly to a person who I know is going to use it for the good of themselves or their family, that's all.
Fast forward a decade or 2 later, now I just love food banks, homeless shelters,local food pantries,veterans, etc. when/if there is extras to give.

I just feel that I get raped out of half my paycheck unvoluntarily to give to welfare, so when I can pick and choose voluntarily where
a couple of extra bucks can go or whatever, I make sure that the money is being used for the utmost of importance.

I think your right & I need to give without conviction. That sounds more Christian-like than the way I have been seeing things. Thank You.

Sorry to derail franks, but I think I just relearned something !

[BigBobdd]

Watch out for falling shopping carts.

[JackieC]

I think that's it up to you, OHL. I think it's not wrong however you do it. If it weighs on your heart about what THEY do with the money, then maybe you could just bring them a meal to-go from a local restaraunt or just not give at all.

I've noticed lately that there is a trend. People make little baggies with soap, deoderat, toothpaste/brush, etc. and hand them out when someone asks. They just keep some in their vehicle.