Dude those people make more than you can imagine, and I have thought of trying it myself just to see how much I can make (as a experience) then write an article on it. But I can’t bring myself to go that low even for that. City of Tulsa allows panhandlers long as they wear a hi vis vest. Used to be illegal, and lot of them are not homeless or needy. Knew guy in Dallas that did this outside the apartments he lived in and he drove a Mercedes that waa in the 1990s.

I remember Fox News in Dallas that did a segment on panhandlers. The hidden camera one guy who held a sign saying "hungry " but when someone handed him a bundle of bananas he threw them in the gutter. They showed him later gambling in Las Vegas.

If they hit the right corner they can make a good 20 bucks an hour. Of course those corners you will see some fight for those good locations.

My brother even met three guys who took turns running one of those streets and he said they were banking more then he was

The point is you be surprised how many people will give these sign holders money. I even see people do it to the ones that clearly weren’t homeless. Wearing brandnew clothes and shoes. Those flabbergas me. I mean if you are going do this at least look the part. Like the guy I knew who owned a Mercedes. He had a beard that he made look unkempt and dressed in dirty clothes. But made money. He said he had a bad day if he cleared less then 500 a day.