Has anyone here asked you for monetary assistance?

While sometimes the need may be true enough I can't see any payback. Scammers make money because the story is believable. You'd do more good donating to charities or a food bank

Yes, sometimes I helped, sometimes I didn't.

I also had people offer me money and even shelter. Someone as early as EP days. He has a heart of gold. I didn't accept either because I felt I could still pull my own weight.

Don't feel guilty. It is alright to say no.

No. I have seen a couple of posts asking for money, but I reported them at once, and the posts were taken down.

A great rule of thumb is to never give money to anyone whom you don't know personally, in RL.
And an even better rule is to never accept offers of help or gifts from anyone online unless you don't KNOW the gifts are in the mail...and they just arrive out of the blue...(as happened to me once).

No, i only get pic beggars

On Craigslist they expect women to be horas. Of course Craigslist is probably CIA or more likely NSA, so easy to scoop up from that crowd....

Here's what it is: ALL men will misunderstand an ad that reads "Companion and gardener-helper available for seniors or others, pay what you can, no rules, contact me here and I will call you back"

So the reason they misunderstand is that they want *** and assume the ad is promising to provide it. It must have come from the CIA or NSA, that kind of debasement because men are very polite in the real world and women never go to some strange guys motel room ever in the real world.

One woman actually did understand and told me the ad was "sweet". I hope to meet her soon and help out. The job market hiring is abusive and hurtful and this volunteer work will ease things for me when I hit the meat market fairs again.

Another guy fresh from the military and 3 fancy schools wanted to "help" me. (many men parade around fresh from their churches and act like they can be a lecher and prostitute-savior at the same time)

I told him he failed the interview because he couldn't read. Then he tried to write back and got nuked.

So yeah the debased types want *** and want u the sucker to beg for everything, the more hurting the more begging on U to do that dirty work 4 them.

Its part of a very pervy/sadistic and death-oriented culture we love to pump up here in North America.

No, but I could use some

Some one begging in the street, or a busker or Big Issue seller, is one thing but a remote request from someone unknown, perhaps trying to pretend to be a real friend or relative, is always a criminal attempt.

The only time I have been asked directly by a stranger in the street was when a girl I judged to be in her early teens, standing outside the Co-Op, tried to ask me to buy cigarettes in there "for her mother". I think in fact she had the cash. I did of course refuse outright, civilly but firmly. I forget if I warned the shop staff.

Honestly, don't feel rotten.
I can't even imagine asking somebody for money on here.
I'd rather go to the agencies than to do that.

No, and I would give maybe $100 to one person only I have known for more than 13 years

He didn't ask outright for money but had blown his life savings on another EP member. He wanted to come to England and stay at my place. When i said he couldn't he set up a Gofundme account

Thanks for B.C...was this happening on SW??

No. But a woman asked me for money in the street in Newcastle yesterday. I have a cast iron defence against it, I never carry any cash!

Nopes. But I once asked for it for someone in need. That stranger is a generous soul.

Never

Yes. Someone i was at school with. Turns out she asked a few of us

No

No one has ever asked me for money, but I have offered help to a couple of friends going through tough times. One accepted and one didn't. Over all it went very well. 😊