Today, I had $5 in my wallet. I just haven't had time to go to the ATM. So at my freeway exit, the guy had a sign, "Help." I gave him a $1 because:
1. The sign was simple. It was direct. It told me what to do. All those other homeless people try to put their life story, their hard-luck stories -- homeless, jobless, hungry, Veteran, need to feed kids, etc -- too much info.
2. I gave for selfish reasons. I'm reading James Altucher, who says that in giving, I'll get more back. And it felt good, too.
I try to give whatever change is in the car. But sometimes -- and I hope this doesn't make me a bad person -- if the cardboard makeshift sign has a misspelling or bad grammar, I am less likely to give. I blame my high school English teacher.
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