Today, I decided to be a generous guy and slip a dollar from my pocket to a beggar. Turns out I'd slipped my hard-earned $100 bill instead. FML
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Today, I found a $100 bill on the ground and was thinking, "I'm so lucky!!" I opened my wallet to find that $300 was missing. I looked back and saw some guy picking up $300. FML
Today, as I was coming out of McDonald's, there was a street musician playing outside. He had his saxophone case open for money. I meant to give him a ten, and it wasn't until I got home later that I realized I'd accidentally given him a hundred-dollar bill. FML
Today, I went shopping with a friend. She picked up a hundred dollars on the floor that somebody dropped. I told her, "I feel sorry for the retard who dropped the money." When I got home, I checked my purse and realized that I was missing a hundred dollars. FML
Today, I spotted a $100 bill on the ground. Being a little strapped for cash, I excitedly picked it up. I discovered it was one of those religious tract papers made to look like a folded bill, with a message scolding me for being greedy. FML
Today, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
Today, I was walking through a rich part of the city and saw 2 dollars on the ground. I didn't pick it so people wouldn't think I was poor. FML
Today, I put my paycheck in my wallet, intending to cash it in the next day. Later on, I met up with a friend and went to a party. I ended up getting so drunk, I gave away my $400 check in exchange for a pack of smokes, thinking it was a $5 bill. FML
Today, while at the vending machine, I put in my $20 instead of my $1. I got my change back in quarters. FML
Today, when I went to pay for my groceries, I accidentally handed the cashier a condom instead of my $20. FML
Today, I was walking down the street, when a man behind me tapped me on the shoulder. He gave a $5 bill and said that he thought I had dropped it. Not having the integrity to turn him down, I took it. I spent the next 20 minutes being chased by a crazy hobo who claimed that it was his. FML
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irollup 4
Looks like you were feeling pretty generous.
ciarafox9 9
I literally FELT your pain while reading this..
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Comments (245)
zombicidal 11
I hope he invested it
keshaforever1 14
You shouldn't give money to beggars,that doesn't do anything.They could spend it on beer or drugs and how would you know?Beggars should just get off their lazy asses and get a damn job.
Cmdr_Shepard 17
There are people coming out of college unable to find jobs. How are homeless people supposed to get jobs? Also, the no.1 factor for homelessness is high housing costs, something out of an individual's control. Walk a mile in their shoes before you act judgmental again.
joshrei 5
i agree with you on the not giving money to beggars part, you're supposed to give them food or something they can use that would actually be beneficial, not money that they could spend on stuff like drugs. But its usually not their fault they don't have a job. Jobs can be hard to get, especially with judgmental employers who would refuse to hire anyone that looks like they're homeless.
keshaforever1 14
Well there are plenty of young people willing to be roommates for extra money and even a job at a fast food place would bring in some cash at least and why was the beggar begging for money instead of a job?
Cmdr_Shepard 17
The point of my post just went straight over your head, didn't it? Do you really think that McDonald's is gonna hire some homeless guy over the typical teenagers they hire? Do you really think people would want to room with a homeless mother? Homeless people are not just the dirty white old men that the stereotype perpetuates. There are kids without a home, college students who live in their professor's office, mothers who have to live in a motel. Hell, there are homeless people that DO have jobs but can't afford housing. People like you who say "STOP BEING LAZY" and "GET A JOB" are extremely narrow-minded and are part of the problem. You need to realize that homelessness is not just a choice, but also a consequence of myriad environmental factors. If we want to end homelessness, we have to focus on ALL the factors that effects a person and change the system to support reintegration into society. Unfortunately, most of my fellow Americans are too narrow-minded and individual-focused for anything like that to happen.
Cmdr_Shepard 17
I just thought of another example: I read in school about a homeless man who given $10k by researchers and they wanted to see how he got out of homelessness. The researchers came back a year later and found out the man was still homeless. Why? Because he bought a car to drive around town and the rest of his money was manipulated from him by his family. The moral of the story is that just throwing money at the problem doesn't work. We have to consider all the factors in one's life.
rainergeis 0
Well, that's a hundred dollars of alcohol for him.
afulks78 11
I'm sure that will help him :)
faithxoxox 1
He might have just gotten paid and walks home.
nalia18 8
Or it could get you a pack a booze to wash away the pains of being poor....
missdaulton 0
I'm in the wrong profession...
Hans888 7
You were a little too generous don't you think
livelaughlove241 5
In Canada we have colored bills so things like this dont happen ;P
icic6772 0
Don't worry he probably spent it all on booze and drugs.