This is becoming more common in my town. I just either feel like an ass saying I dont have cash, or lying, but I also can’t be giving out 20’s to everyone who asks.
I feel bad for most of them but at the same time I get anxiety walking down the sidewalk and seeing someone up ahead that I know is going to ask me for money. Its not like you can say “oh no, I donate to services that help the needy” because that person isn’t necessarily being helped by that. And ignoring completely feels so mean, plus I tried that one time and the person was screaming at me as i walked away that I ignored them.
I also dont want my city to round them up and send them to prison camps, something they are planning and that I know a lot of people would vote for just to “get rid of them” but im not supporting that at all.
Its tough.
If I don’t want to give them money, I just say “sorry I don’t have any cash.” Easy Peasy.
I just say “sorry”. I mean, inventing reasons don’t do any of us any favors. They know I will not give anything after I say sorry. Does it matter to them, why?
I legitimately don’t carry cash anyway tbh. I absolutely hate cash.
Easy peasy until one pulls out a tap to pay terminal. I’ve seen it once, crazy world.
I didn’t have cash and a guy asked if I could cash app him instead lol
I don’t usually give out money and if I saw that after saying the standard “sorry I don’t have any cash” I would immediately nope the fuck out. I do get it and it makes sense for them to have but it gives me an icky feeling to actually hear about it.
lol if that happened (hasn’t in my life yet so far) I’d just be like dude I don’t have any money, sorry.
Good point. While I never had that happen …. Last winter I used it as an excuse not to hire some teens who were shoveling driveways. But they had Venmo. Dammit
I wasn’t even that unwilling: it’s mostlyvthey were too late. I was already out there and had already shoveled enough snow to get my snowblower out
Hustle gotta hustle