I KNOW you’ve been hassled by beggars about 100 times at least in your life. And nothing drives me crazier than people standing around begging. I absolutely NEVER give them money.
So, do you think that makes me an a-hole? Because I’m not. I’ve donated more to charity than most people will in a lifetime. What it makes me is not a sucker.
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Last night I went to pick up a few groceries to replace items for the week. While moving through the cereal aisle I saw a box of a generic brand of granola bars that I wouldn’t normally purchase. But the price had been reduced to $1.99, so I decided I would grab a box. Later at home I was putting them away and I started to wonder why I had gotten the things in the first place. I didn’t especially like them, and while my kids would enjoy them they were so packed in sugar that I wouldn’t normally give it to them.












