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re: Homeless man helps woman with gas, she raises over $100,000 for him

Posted on 11/24/17 at 2:14 am to
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
48188 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 2:14 am to
Did people not learn their lesson from the radio voice guy? You can't just hand bums large sums of money. There is a reason these people are bums.
Posted by Orange_and_Blur
Gainesville
Member since Nov 2017
644 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 2:17 am to
What happened to the radio voice guy?
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53616 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 2:23 am to
No details are known.

But good money is that he basically relapsed and made bad choices like what got him there to start with.

With all of the fame with the initial out cry, and a 400k advance from a book memoir, by October 2014 he had no job, an apartment with no furniture, and no car.

Early last year he job at the radio station he was fired from gave him another shot.

Fired again within six months.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
47766 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 5:31 am to
This homeless guy is a U.S. Marine, Firefighter, and EMT. Unless he has the cray he can make a decent living if he chooses to.

According to ABC, the Gofundme is up to $280K.

LINK
Posted by SECdragonmaster
Order of the Dragons
Member since Dec 2013
17460 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 5:40 am to
I hope the homeless guy beats the odds and does not end up as another casualty.

I hope he is able to clean himself up and become a stable person.

Then, I hope he finally succeed with his initial plan on that fateful night he decided to help that young lady.

I hope he gets that blow job from her he was trying to get by spending his last $20.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 5:46 am to
quote:

She wrote that she would like to use the funds to help him rent an apartment, get a reliable vehicle and cover four to six months' worth of expenses.


Either she's being smart and managing the money for him, or she's making a hell of a profit off the guy.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 5:51 am to
quote:

Either she's being smart and managing the money for him, or she's making a hell of a profit off the guy.


Her original goal was 10k, the statement was referring to the original goal.





ETA:Gofundme is up to 290k. Someone asked the % gofundme gets.....it gets 5% and another 2.9% is taken out by WePay.
This post was edited on 11/24/17 at 5:57 am
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
47766 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 5:54 am to
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Either she's being smart and managing the money for him


She ran out of gas. In a car with a gauge and warning light that comes on to tell you that you are low on gas. With gas stations every 1/2 mile or so.

She ran out of gas. She may be unqualified to be an investment advisor.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53616 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 6:01 am to
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She ran out of gas. In a car with a gauge and warning light that comes on to tell you that you are low on gas. With gas stations every 1/2 mile or so.

She ran out of gas. She may be unqualified to be an investment advisor.


Which is sad, because she now has enough capital to give him a hell of a safety net that can spit out 1500-2000 a month for the rest of his life or close enough to it.
This post was edited on 11/24/17 at 6:02 am
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
22476 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 6:49 am to
Did she ever pay him back the $20?
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 6:56 am to
quote:

She ran out of gas. She may be unqualified to be an investment advisor.

Agreed, and by the looks of her boyfriend, homeless guy isn't going to see most of that money.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 7:12 am to
quote:

Did she ever pay him back the $20?


Read the article. It mentions that she gave him back the $20 a few days after that happened. She also would frequently visit him where he was at on the streets and bring him food, clothing, etc. The article mentions a time where she brought him some gift cards and a case of water and his response was how he couldn't wait to show and share with the others(meaning the two other homeless men he has befriended and they all look out for one another).
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
85825 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 7:15 am to
Going to be $300k in an hour or two
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
38241 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 7:16 am to
Near $200K for a person who probably wants to be homeless? Nero please
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
22476 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 7:31 am to
Nice. Good for her.

What are the income tax implications for the vet? Regular income after the gift tax exclusions? I am sure some advisors will step up to keep everybody out of trouble.

Does GoFundMe help In that area?
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32642 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 7:40 am to
Up to $297k now
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85580 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 8:34 am to
I would like to sodomize her
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 8:42 am to
Looks like it's time for me to find a stock photo of a homeless guy and start up my own GoFundMe.
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
32130 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:02 am to
quote:

Veterans, especially those of wars, should NEVER, EVER be homeless.


I'm not well versed on the subject, but with all of the benefits you can receive as a veteran (I assume), what does it take to wind up in an unfortunate situation like that?
Posted by GaryMyMan
Shreveport
Member since May 2007
13499 posts
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:27 am to
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This homeless guy is a U.S. Marine, Firefighter, and EMT. Unless he has the cray he can make a decent living if he chooses to.


Not to be a downer, but with that kind of resume he either has the cray or a hellova drug addiction. The good news is that he can now buy health insurance that covers in-patient drug treatment.
This post was edited on 11/24/17 at 9:29 am
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