pghparagliding

Sorry, I should have clarified. I have said no, but only if it falls within certain perimeters. If it's not legal, is harmful to others, or is outside my financial means, then I will say no. Otherwise I'll only say yes.

The closest I've gotten to saying no when I could help was a month ago. A guy posted on r/pittsburgh saying he was suicidal and needed 2 grand to pay off his debts and stay afloat. Everyone said it was a scam, and the mods deleted his post. I was skeptical too, but realized the ramifications of dismissing this guy's post if he was legit. So my wife and I met him the next day, and ended up lending him half of our savings (the 2 grand he needed.)

He has already paid us most of it back. We are actually best friends now. We were able to help him get a car and start a 3 month programming boot camp. He's doing so good now, and it makes me sad whenever I think about the fact that I almost said no like everyone else.

Negatives: I am out tens of thousands of dollars from the last however many years.

Positives: I am happy. I get to make people's lives better. I usually don't pay for food or drinks when I go out because of how well known I am. And I don't have to advertise my handyman services at all because of word of mouth.

I did do it while I'm recovering, but I have a helper that did all the heavy lifting! I have been using the guy who was suicidal (that I posted about below) to help me with jobs so he can make some money.

Right now I just bought the new remake of Links Awakening and I'm loving it!

I'm so good. Especially after all this international press I've gotten lots of help. I got a sponsorship from Honda to keep my work van running, free food from lots of redditers while I recover, and lots of contributions to my non profit so I can keep doing good deeds while I'm at home not working.

Thanks for thinking of me though. That's very sweet!

You could be like me! All it takes is a 'yes'!