I used to travel to St Louis a lot a few years ago for the company I used to work for. Until the city "booted" the pan handlers like four years ago, one could get approached for money sometimes twice each block.

After a few approaches, I adopted my own style of pan handling back at them. As I saw one begin to approach me, I would turn to approach them first. Once they got within a few feet of me, I would speak first telling them I was out of cash and then I'd ask if they could spare me a dollar or two so I could head over to Starbucks for some coffee. You wouldn't believe how fast they'd make their exit. Word soon got out on the downtown streets about me. It got to the point where if a pan handler saw me, instead of crossing the street to approach me, they'd cross the street to get away from me.

What can I say. It worked!

I will give a buck to anyone that asks as long as I have one to give,lol nothing more and nothing less.
But I don't get hit up ever by TWO, its always one and what the hell, a buck won't break me and whatever there need might be,,,its enough to have THEM begging,,so who cares about what they do with my buck? Its my way of living with my self and I just ask GOD not to let me ever be to that degree in life before he takes me. Some are just rip off artists but SOME might have a real need for something to drink or eat?
Who am I to judge them?

i saw his pic on this website lives in seattle on streets or something

I hand them a business card and ask if they'll need me to pick them up for work or if they can manage a ride. Never has happened yet and I do it all the time.

It depends on the situation. Once, a person went to church asking if I knew how he could get baby formula for his kid, and I helped him. I felt good about it until the next day when he called back and asked if I knew anyone who would trade $100.00 in cash for $200.00 in food stamps. I said, "No, I don't know anyone who would do that" and stopped helping immediately. I tend to be suckered once, but never twice. If they stink of alcohol, I give them a business card with my toll free number on it for when they're done being a drunk.

I REFUSE to give money to panhandlers. I overheard one on a payphone one day a couple of years ago and (no comments on this) then folloewd him home. Holy sh!t. He and his wife lived in one of the RICHEST areas of the city and there was at least one car in the driveway that I may be able to make payments on if I marry a doctor.

Panhandlers pay no taxes on the money that "good samaritans" give them. So not only do I pay for half the city with my taxes, I would be paying for this couple to live somewhere that I could only dream of living.

Nuh-uh, no way.

I work hard for my money even with my disability. I expect the same from others. Go figure.