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How to get a $1 from a homeless man

5/1/2014

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When I was in college the homeless had an entrepreneurial idea of hangout out around the bars Thursday through Saturday night. I found this annoying but soon discovered a system.

Rule #1: don't make eye contact.

Rule #2: if you do make eye contact, be sure to ask them for money before they ask you.

It makes it easier to do rule #2 when you're drunk. Regardless, this immediately stuns the homeless. They don't know what to say, but the key is persistence. I had to ask him 10 times nonstop for a $1. Finally since I was interrupting his business of asking others for money he finally relented.

He takes out a wad of $1 bills and peels me off one. "Here! Now go away!" he firmly tells me. Feeling like I just won the lottery I got greedy and pestered him for another $1. This backfired.

He soon turned the tables on me annoyed me to the point to where I gave it back. He was more street wise than me at the time and I learned my lesson.

Always ask for a dollar first and leave as soon as you get it! Now you know and knowing is half the battle. Also don't forget to report this dollar on your taxes.

-Crass Cash

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