Have you ever given a decent amount of money to a beggar?

I gave a man $50 right before Christmas. He wasnt begging, but I know he lives in his van with his dog. I watched him walk to 3 different trash cans in a grocery store parking lot trying to find one that wasnt over flowing so he could throw away his bag of chips. For some reason that really hit me. He didnt have to do that. There would have been no consequences had he just dropped the bag. He did it because it was the right thing to do. And that's the same reason why I gave him money. Now when I see his van around town I try to leave a $10 gas card on the windshield for him.