Do You Give Money To People On The Street

[tinkerbell23]

People who sit with a cup out for change?
X

[DaisyNonna]

sometimes

[tinkerbell23]

Daisy...i do...but Mr Tinks gets on my case for it lol x

[DaisyNonna]

My money, my choice

[gness]

Often....and always to buskers...x

[Canary42]

Not very often, only when it takes me.

[Maydup]

No, I don't tend to.

[retrocop]

No

[tinkerbell23]

Mr Tinks isnt as charitable.

I gave a man some cans of juice (i had a slab of cans in my car boot) and some money and mr T cant understand why.

I also donate to local foodbank when i can. I actually cried shopping for it thinking about little kids who have nothing. Not everyone who relies on handouts are "lazy" etc...

Well aware some people are "at it" though... X

[gness]

Oh of course some are, Tinks.....but we can't deny those who do need help just because of a few bad ones.....think Karma......☺

[tinkerbell23]

Totally agree gness....

Hope it is never me....if it is...hope someone gives me a few squid xx

[retrocop]

I was once approached by a young man on my way to shop at my local Sainsbury's. He stated that he had not eaten or had a coffee for two days as he was homeless and asked me to spare some money for a coffee from Mc Donald's directly opposite. I gave him a fiver and suggested he get a burgher as well.. I did my shopping at Sainsbury and then visited the next door Wetherspoon Pub as I always do. I was beaten to it by same young man who turned my milk of human kindness into two pints of beer. Never Ever again.

[paddywak]

I usually keep a couple of quid in change when I go down town for the less fortunate,as they say there but for fortune.

[gness]

Indeed, Paddy.....thrown out at fifteen it could easily have been me.
I used to sit with a girl in town a few years ago for a chat and to give her some money......It would have been easy to think...she should be working but I got to know why she couldn't...and it didn't hurt me at all...in fact she was a lovely friend for a while...x

[Mags22]

My thinking is that he/she is someone's child, so I do Give a £1 , and always to bUskers

[DaisyNonna]

If I have a pound or so to spare I would rather give it to a person than to a charity run by well fed, highly paid so-called do-gooders.

[tinkerbell23]

Dont get me wrong im sure it was one of my parents who got a mouthfull for giving someone a mcdonalds or an M&s sandwich (i might be merging two stories here)..... Person wanted the dosh told them to shove the food up their you know what LOL!!!!!!

I had a degree and no job. Lucky i had family and an "address" which allowed me to sign on for a while....could easily be someone x

[pastafreak]

Some of those charities are struggling in the current economic climate. Not all are well fed do-gooders...some also struggle to make ends meet. Give a thought to small,local charities

[DaisyNonna]

Such as?

[tinkerbell23]

Yes pasta...i bought a full trolley of goods for local foodbank at xmas....im not saying it was all branded..it wasnt...but my gosh i got alot for my money and i hope it helped some folks out..x

[retrocop]

A very good friend of mine was a RSPCA Inspector.He left in disgust because most of the charitable donations fed some ex army Officer who was the Director. Little money per annum went to the welfare of animals.