Asking for money

[debidoo]

  Yes, I have to say the requests for donations is aggravating.  I really wish they wouldn't even let people do that to be honest with you.  I had someone literally chase me down in front of the grocery store they saw me get cash back inside the store and then followed me to the shuttle for the disabled I ride and asked me if I had a "few" dollars and I said yes its my transportation money.  It ticks me off I don't even have a car right now because I can't afford to fix my deceased husband's truck and we are in foreclosure.  Agree with your GRrrrr its like lets compare lives and the winner with the crappiest life situation gets the donation.

[angprescott]

I have a policy that I give first to my Church for my Tithes, then I occasionally give if I feel the Lord wants me to help, but if I don't have it that day, or don't feel like I want to give it, I just keep walking, if I get upset at them being there, then I am only upsetting myself, and they don't care if I am upset. So I refuse to let others affect how I feel. I am always a happy person and no one can stop me.

[msmoneybags48]

I have had panhandlers chase me down for change until I told them I didn't have it.  My pastor says, when you lend money, you lend it with the expectation of not getting it back.  I have two cousins.  One borrowed $50 and the other borrowed $10 from me and $10 from my husband.  The one who borrowed $50 has been owing me for the past 4 years.  The other one has been owing me for 2 years.  I guess they need it more than me.  I pay my tithes with my husband and my other bills I pay by money order.  My satellite bill and my Internet bill are paid from my debit card.  My husband pays them, but when I told him I have to pay $3.95 with it , he informed me today that he cannot afford to give me the $3.95 to put on my card, and I pointed out to him that I would have had the $3.95 and avoided the argument, but he asked me for my last $4 on Sunday.  That is why I do what I do to earn my own money because he pisses me off when he does this.  I like the fact that I have the convenience of depositing my money onto my card.  He still doesn't know about the money I earn from Fusion Cash, and I love that!

[cutiepie9447]

It can get frustrating...especially if you are stressed about money but remember that kids don't have any concept for that kind of thing yet. They are excited and working toward a goal which is good for them. Try to give the kids a break. The adults should understand that everyone isn't in the position to donate though.

[chrystalslight]

Whats wrong with donating a buck?  Or just say "No thanks" and forget about it.  One way or another I'd give some serious consideration as to why the heck that gets you so upset.  Those people are there for a reason with the approval of Walmart I might add.

I agree with you. When I could not feed myself( no money for food) my local church deliverd food to me while the salvation army helped me with my electric bill. Some of these organizations really do help people. Now that I am doing better I try to give ( locally) what I can.

[ktheodos]

It can be frustrating b/c I want to help but I'm not sure if they're being honest or not....

[alina6]

I'm not a big fan of it and there have been times where I have had to run to multiple stores in town and the same "team" was collecting at each store. However, with that being said, you can't let your kid walk door to door anymore selling candy or raffles or whatever so you are stuck with a can in front of a store. I don't feel guilty if I don't have any extra money for the week and have to say no and when I do have a some extra cash I try to throw them a dollar or some change.

[kqa]

I will sometimes donate to kids or another good cause (usually kids though) but when I see buckets with no clear indication about where it is actually going, I won't donate.

[Screwedupclick4life337]

I agree you can't give everytime some times we need help ourself

[Sweetpea1228]

I completely understand your frustration. I declined a donation walking into Walmart and visibly upset the young man asking. As I asked out with my cart he made a rude comment about the number of bags in my cart and how much I probably spent but couldn't donate a dollar. I politely turned and informed him that I'm a single parent of three kids who receive no support from their dad and we live off my teachers salary and how I just wrote a hot check to fed them. It embarrassed him and myself as well. He then decided to lecture me on writing hot checks. I seriously wanted to punch the guy.

[blondie71]

I completely understand when I go to do grocery shopping with food stamps because I don't have an income and have not been approved for my disability and it make me uncomfortable to just walk by and not do or say anything but I don't and try to get donations to help with my teeth which are killing me right now and can't eat unless its soft or creamed, I went to one dentist they wanted over $8000 dollars where am I going to get that?

[catherinedwhite]

I have done a lot of fundraising and asking for money without a service or a product
is very hard to do.  There are tons of ways to raise funds without asking for direct
hand outs so I prefer those type of fundraising methods.
I try to give when I can but it is not always possible.

[nmbrown863]

I have people walk up to me almost everyday wherever I go asking for a dollar or spare change. And up until recently I would give these people some change or maybe a dollar b/c its hard for me to say no. But I finally got fed up b/c I work hard for my money and barley get by. I have finally learned to say no when people come up to me and try to bum money.

[mawhite63]

It doesn't bother me. If I have an extra buck or two, I'll make a donation. If I don't, I just say No thank you.

[BMaston12]

I recently started working at Walmart.  There are people standing outside the entrance doors the majority of the days of the week asking for money.  They don't just stand there and let you come to them.  They will verbally ask you to make a donation.  It really bugs me.  I do not even make enough to pay my house payment (and I have no other source of money) so I cannot make a donation to every person standing out there asking for a hand out.  It is every weekend and lately it has been thru the week too.  The ones that bug me the most are the ball teams.  The kids will jump in front of you and ask you for money.  I say buy you own friggin uniform.  Their parents need to pay for their extra activities.  Not me.  The other day a church from a neighboring state (yes from a different state) was standing at our Walmart asking for money.  Most times the people act like you are horrible if you do not give them money.   I am seriously thinking the next time I will respond by saying "yeah I will make a donation if YOU will make a donation toward my next house payment".  Grrr.

I hate to ask for money/ My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer and now I am asking for financial aid wherever I can get it. I don't work because I have been taking care of him since 2008 with COPD problems. His disability check does not even cover all of our expenses. Good luck in finding some form of help!
BMaston12