How much do panhandlers make?

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Maybe I will take up a side hobby..

Stopped at a red light waiting to turn out of a plaza, dude was walking around with a coffee cup and I could see a couple 5’s in there and whatnot..

So if he stood there all day with this cup then how much could he possibly get??

Am I missing out on some extra cash here!?
 
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LP191 said:
Maybe I will take up a side hobby..

Stopped at a red light waiting to turn out of a plaza, dude was walking around with a coffee cup and I could see a couple 5’s in there and whatnot..

So if he stood there all day with this cup then how much could he possibly get??

Am I missing out on some extra cash here!?
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You can become the male version of the notorious "Shaky Lady" pan handler who worked downtown core. Her son would pick her up in a expensive car and drive home to their expensive mansion with big screen tvs and computers.
 
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LP191 said:
Maybe I will take up a side hobby..

Stopped at a red light waiting to turn out of a plaza, dude was walking around with a coffee cup and I could see a couple 5’s in there and whatnot..

So if he stood there all day with this cup then how much could he possibly get??

Am I missing out on some extra cash here!?
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That guy will tell you, if you give him $5.
 
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It's common practice to "load" your tip jar to encourage punters. It's also better if you can juggle or play a musical instrument and or sing. Try to look presentable without looking prosperous. I could go on.......
 
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or be the sticker dude, like that sticker lady who would walk up to men in the downtown core, put a smiley face sticker on their clothing and tell them "you're so handsome" and expected a tip/handout
 
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I once lived in a condo in downtown ottawa at the corner of Somerset and Bank. There was a regular panhandler who would show up for his shift every day and I used to get a kick out of watching him do his thing. Based on how many handouts he got, and assuming everyone is dropping a loonie (more are less, some are more I assume), I figured he was averaging about $40-50/hr.
 
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I gave a couple bucks to the “shaky lady” but it was more self serving for me. She held a sign that said something like “ $….I will pray for you” I looked at it as 2 dollar investment!

I remember that sticker lady downtown from 30+ years ago! She was Always around the Eaton centre and Yonge street.
I saw her year or so ago on the subway. I was like where do I recognize her from? She still looks the same, not sure if she’s still doing the sticker thing.:)
 
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I remember an old guy who used to strum a guitar with missing strings, not tuned. He wore ragged jeans and a cowboy hat.( Not Mr. Bojangles.) I saw him on the bus after finishing his shift one evening and he was talking to a crony and going on a rant about how one of his associates had a poor work ethic. He was berating the guy for not putting in full effort or something. " At least I get out there every day and give it my all" to paraphrase....
 
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Some memorable pan handlers down town from years ago:

Blind guy with a tin can who would say quickly "Can you spare a nickel, a dime, a quarter or a dollar?"

Mulatto teen who was a ventriloquist.

Homely mentally challenged dude selling pencils.
 
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They surprisingly make a lot of money and treat it as a job. I am referring to the professional ones that have hones, and not the truly homeless street sleepers.
 
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There used to be a guy a while back who worked the light coming out of the big box stores at Stevenson & 401.
My cousin chatted him up one day and he said he was pulling in $400 almost daily.
 
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Mandalorian said:
I once lived in a condo in downtown ottawa at the corner of Somerset and Bank. There was a regular panhandler who would show up for his shift every day and I used to get a kick out of watching him do his thing. Based on how many handouts he got, and assuming everyone is dropping a loonie (more are less, some are more I assume), I figured he was averaging about $40-50/hr.
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after tax ?
 
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LP191 said:
Maybe I will take up a side hobby..

Stopped at a red light waiting to turn out of a plaza, dude was walking around with a coffee cup and I could see a couple 5’s in there and whatnot..

So if he stood there all day with this cup then how much could he possibly get??

Am I missing out on some extra cash here!?
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