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 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.
I didn’t have cash and a guy asked if I could cash app him instead lol
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