> By offering to buy food instead of giving cash, you are saying that you are not trusting that his pleas for money is sincere. Not necessarily. There a couple

> By offering to buy food instead of giving cash, you are saying that you are not trusting that his pleas for money is sincere. Not necessarily. There a couple homeless people who hang around outside a cafe near where I work. When I pass them, I'll offer to buy them a coffee and some food. I don't give cash because I don't carry any. I carry plastic so offer to buy them whatever they want.