I gave $60 to a homeless guy

Last night I was going to Best Buy to look at video cards. I didn't buy one but I had a lot of cash with me. When I was leaving there was this homeless guy holding a sign about being Katrina victim and having a family of four. I doubled back and gave him $60. He thanked me in a kind voice. I thought maybe it could bring some comfort. A friend of mine said he probably found comfort in a couple bottles of vodka. Maybe so, is this so bad? There's no way to verify his story anyway.

I didn't feel much better about myself afterwards. I mean that wasn't even the mission but it was an expected byproduct. I feel empty and guilty about it. What's that about?

thats cool man feeling of guilt are natural in thise type of situations and even if he did go for a couple of bottles you made him happy for a while ,Good karma will come your way my freind.

I think you still did the good thing whether his story was bull shit.

I would rather have better karma then better necessities.

That takes a lot of heart.....like Scobbie said..Good Karma!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I doubt it was B.S... I just don't think someone experienced with a homeless life would exploit the Katrina Victims. Much easier to ask everyone you see for a quarter for coffee, that way he can keep collecting and collecting until he's happy. You did the right thing, even if he did end up getting wasted.

Your intent was in the right place but it's a crap shoot as to what he might have done with the money.

id give him $60 in sammiches or clothing istead of money

Yeah bizzle that's probably the best thing you could do for a homeless person...

lol, you better give him a freezer to keep those sandwiches in, also.

RastaKaze, Caruso's not making the pipes, anymore, he's pissed now.

Especially, since you've became the adnimistrator, and all.

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Originally Posted by RastaKaze

I doubt it was B.S... I just don't think someone experienced with a homeless life would exploit the Katrina Victims. ... You did the right thing, even if he did end up getting wasted.

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I didn't think about it like that but you are probably right. A lot of the things I've read written by homeless people would support that as well. I know it was the right thing to do and I'm glad I did. I just didn't think I'd feel weird about it afterwards. Thanks for the comments.

One time me and my friends were skating around town and we came across this homeless guy right. So we started to talkin to him and he starts tellin us about how he hates cops who always bust him off of his corner and stuff so my friend decided to give him a dollar. Well my other 2 friends also gave him a dollar or some change. Well all i had was a 5 on me and i didnt want to look like a cheapskate so i gave it to him. I felt good and bad about it at the same time. So what if buys a bottle a vodka, he'll be happy for a little bit.

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

Last night I was going to Best Buy to look at video cards. I didn't buy one but I had a lot of cash with me. When I was leaving there was this homeless guy holding a sign about being Katrina victim and having a family of four. I doubled back and gave him $60. He thanked me in a kind voice. I thought maybe it could bring some comfort. A friend of mine said he probably found comfort in a couple bottles of vodka. Maybe so, is this so bad? There's no way to verify his story anyway.

I didn't feel much better about myself afterwards. I mean that wasn't even the mission but it was an expected byproduct. I feel empty and guilty about it. What's that about?

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the only truth you know is what he told you. you provided food for him and his family for another day. maybe the reason you felt down about doing a good deed is because you realize that no matter what you do, there will still be another time that he is in need. another time that you will not be so fortunate enough to spare him some cash. sometimes it's best to just live and let live.

I gave a drunk guy $10 at a gasstation cause his check card wouldnt let him take out money, he was with a friend. probably bought alcohol or drugs with it, I know how you feel, *Karma*.

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

Last night I was going to Best Buy to look at video cards. I didn't buy one but I had a lot of cash with me. When I was leaving there was this homeless guy holding a sign about being Katrina victim and having a family of four. I doubled back and gave him $60. He thanked me in a kind voice. I thought maybe it could bring some comfort. A friend of mine said he probably found comfort in a couple bottles of vodka. Maybe so, is this so bad? There's no way to verify his story anyway.

I didn't feel much better about myself afterwards. I mean that wasn't even the mission but it was an expected byproduct. I feel empty and guilty about it. What's that about?

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I live in a one-bedroom apartment...

Can I get, like, $10? Or, could that be worth $20?

When I was 14 I gave a homeless guy $2 because he said he was hungry and had no money. Seconds later my mom realized what I did and ripped the money from his hands only to say, "Get a job". I was very mad but I think her act made me realize that I have better things to spend the little money that I have on. Not all homeless people can just start working again, but now I don't feel bad because there's people out there like all of you to help these men and women. $60 may have been a bit overkill, maybe that's why you have that empty feeling. I would've stopped at $20 and felt great for being so generous. Actually no I guess I would never give $20 to a homeless man these days, but if I could afford to do so I probably would. :) Sucks not having a job, but think about this. What if you gave him $20 and just got him really high and went back a few days later to get him high some more? That woulda been cool too right? AND CHEAPER.

george bush sucks. the goverment should be helping our country. i hope when theres a new president things will change.

Thats a good thing you did. At least you tryed to help right? Guilt was either from the idea of you having more then he or that you knew you gave money to support a bad habit but either way you done a nice thing and that shows you have a good heart and thats always needed in this world. A few years back my oldest brother was up to Toronto living and he ran into this one homeless man. The night was really cold and he could see that the man was shaking. He gave him his coat and then went home and took all of his old cloths and even some of his new stuff and went down the street passing it out to homeless people. He also went out and bought some things of them. He even went around door to door and collected cloths and food to give out. It was such a nice thing for him to do. He even was on the news about it. It shocked our family because it seems out of the norm for him to do that. He said he never felt better before in his life then that day.

You act of kindness will come back to you ten fold even if he did use it for vodka.It is the act of your heart that is smiled upon in kind by the Universe..

hahah hes only gonna spend it on grog or smokes or something.

but what do u expect, hes a bum.


you just pretty much threw your money away dude.

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Originally Posted by 420kidder

$60 may have been a bit overkill, maybe that's why you have that empty feeling.

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That may be it. The thing is I could have given him more, though it wouldn't have been a sane thing to do. But I had $20s and I thought... how many of these would it take to actually make an impact? It was from some Christmas money I was just going to spend on myself. Thanks again.

Compassion never goes unrewarded and nothing you do goes unseen.

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Compassion never goes unrewarded and nothing you do goes unseen.

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Who cares what he was going to use the money for, like think of it this way, if you were homeless for what ever reason and someone gave you 60 dollars how happy would you be? Even if you were going to go buy some booze or crack or if you were going to buy your family some food, you still made him happy so feel good =]

Karma will pay you back, every penny. Possibly even 3 fold. :thumbsup: (it could take some time to manifest)

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Originally Posted by BizzleLuvin

id give him $60 in sammiches or clothing istead of money

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giving a homeless person sandwiches made with the life of tortured innocents isnt as good karma as clean blood free money :p

Euphoric ffs what's that link in your sig?? My god man. :)

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Originally Posted by Harvesthetic

Euphoric ffs what's that link in your sig?? My god man. :)

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its my dream..
its my nightmare

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Originally Posted by Euphoric

its my dream..
its my nightmare

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It's your time to go see a shrink :p j/k

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

lol, you better give him a freezer to keep those sandwiches in, also.

RastaKaze, Caruso's not making the pipes, anymore, he's pissed now.

Especially, since you've became the adnimistrator, and all.

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Not making our pipes? Or not going into the pipe biz at all?

it was a good deed my friend but probally not a homeless katrina victim...well depending on were you live maybe ..but i just think maybe some drunk thinking his family died in the hurricane...

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

Last night I was going to Best Buy to look at video cards. I didn't buy one but I had a lot of cash with me. When I was leaving there was this homeless guy holding a sign about being Katrina victim and having a family of four. I doubled back and gave him $60. He thanked me in a kind voice. I thought maybe it could bring some comfort. A friend of mine said he probably found comfort in a couple bottles of vodka. Maybe so, is this so bad? There's no way to verify his story anyway.

I didn't feel much better about myself afterwards. I mean that wasn't even the mission but it was an expected byproduct. I feel empty and guilty about it. What's that about?

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You did an act of kindness which is not the norm these days and it did me good to read your post. :thumbsup:

good karma rests in good deeds, and good deeds alone.

if a good deed brings bad things, you neednt worry, you did good, that's what matters.


this is why law enforcement has bad karma, because they do bad things to uphold the good :(


nothing personal to the police, but i hate them just for doing their job :( sorry y'all, im sure there are decent people in law enforcement, but the fact alone is that you are doing bad deeds, justifyed with mad deeds...


you'rwe literally piling on the bad karma.

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

Last night I was going to Best Buy to look at video cards. I didn't buy one but I had a lot of cash with me. When I was leaving there was this homeless guy holding a sign about being Katrina victim and having a family of four. I doubled back and gave him $60. He thanked me in a kind voice. I thought maybe it could bring some comfort. A friend of mine said he probably found comfort in a couple bottles of vodka. Maybe so, is this so bad? There's no way to verify his story anyway.

I didn't feel much better about myself afterwards. I mean that wasn't even the mission but it was an expected byproduct. I feel empty and guilty about it. What's that about?

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Howdy lemonboy,

I always try to remember, that but for the Grace of God..there go I. Many folks are just one paycheck away from being home-less and if such occurs,it's always a shock..or-sometimes,it's a natural disaster that can take a family's home and jobs away. Just imagine-that yer donation,allowed the man to git his family,what the goverment doesn't provide and that it gave them some sense of dignity and normalacy,also imagine,that yer compassion will not be lost on the feller and his family,and that someday-they will in turn be compassionate to someone in need.

I say Thank You ! for yer random act of kindness..:thumbsup:

Have a good one !

Remember this proverb:

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!

Clare Boothe Luce (April 10, 1903 â?? October 9, 1987) - an American editor, playwright, social activist, politician, journalist, and diplomat.

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Lemonboy, you should feel very proud of yourself for doing what you did. There are too many selfish people in the world, who would have lied to the man and said that they didn't have any money. The sense of fulfillment you get from your charity will last longer than anything $60 could have bought you.

I bought a little homeless guy a happy meal from McDonalds about 2 months ago, you should have seen his face, it made my day. I felt good and at least I know I bought him food and never gave him cash to go buy drugs/drink with.
I'm not by any means a well off person. I work 2 jobs, 6 days a week just to survive but just making a smal gesture like that can really give you and the other person a boost. Everyone should donate something at least once a month to those in need.

in DC, the homeless folks have created what they call 'the grapevine' its a newspaper published for and by the homeless. i bought a copy once for a quarter and in it, was quoted that homeless would much rather be given something useful like clothing or food instead of money that they know will end up on drugs or alcohol. also, they had a section with a list of unusual stuff they had been given, por ejemplo: nailpolish, dog collar, a bag of onions, canadian coins, CDs, pens, lotion, soccer kneepads, etc.

First it was a fine thing to do if thats really what you wanted.

The guilt and weirdness you feel is because your subconsciouness has told you you were taken and a bit of a fool.

$60 bucks may or may not have much meaning to you depending upon how much money you have on you or make, but 60 is a bit much to be handing willy nilly ( the next time he sees you he could mug you)

3. You could have bought nearly 9 bottles of cheap vodka and had a party and possibly screwed some girls (but instead you gave it to the dude with the sign)

Nice posts here since I last checked. Thanks for the info, too, BizzleLuvin.

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Originally Posted by seedbare

The guilt and weirdness you feel is because your subconsciouness has told you you were taken and a bit of a fool.

$60 bucks may or may not have much meaning to you depending upon how much money you have on you or make, but 60 is a bit much to be handing willy nilly ( the next time he sees you he could mug you)

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Ah, I don't believe I was taken for a fool. It was a conscious choice I made under no manipulation. It was a good bit of money and that's why I felt awkwardly about it. Had I had something more meaningful to give I would have felt much better about myself but money is what I had so money is what I gave. I don't care what he did with it. I know I haven't seen him hanging out on that corner or any of the other usual places I might see people like him.

Told another friend about this and he was offended that I would give my money away. In fact the conversation ended poorly and I doubt I'll bring it up again. The fact that I would "give money to someone too lazy to contribute to society" hit him hard. God I get so tired of the "white Jesus" version of generosity.

If I get mugged I get mugged. If I drink vodka and screw girls I drink vodka and screw girls. At the end of the day the sun sets and in the morning it rises.

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Originally Posted by BizzleLuvin

in DC, the homeless folks have created what they call 'the grapevine' its a newspaper published for and by the homeless. i bought a copy once for a quarter and in it, was quoted that homeless would much rather be given something useful like clothing or food instead of money that they know will end up on drugs or alcohol. also, they had a section with a list of unusual stuff they had been given, por ejemplo: nailpolish, dog collar, a bag of onions, canadian coins, CDs, pens, lotion, soccer kneepads, etc.

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lotion? soccer kneepads? I Can't help not to laugh at those two items. :D

dude your not talking about the best buy off I-26 on harbison are you?