Well as you know, nothing is official until its official. I just wanted to give you guys the heads up first. Just in case. Just in case! More info coming soon.

Well it’s not A). That new girl you go out with at the beginning of (Insert exaggeration here) every semester and at the end of the semester you guys barely talk (except for the interwebs, which doesn’t count, because it’s the friggin internet) or B). Networking with that individual (or individuals) that could end up turning a basic idea into that multi-billion dollar global Corporation or C). The flexible class scheduling when and how you want, with whom you want teaching you (I’ll be in class Saturday and Sunday because I can, not because I have to. Take that high school). The answer ladies and gentlemen is D). ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!

It hit me like the mid December morning wind as I walked down the cold New York street and a homeless man politely asked me for some change for which I couldn’t provide due to my cashless, 100% plastic ONLY wallet. What if he was accepting credit/debit card donations? Would that make his job a bit easier? Probably or probably not, but it got me thinking. Dunkin Donuts may think Americans run on dunkin, but it’s getting clearer and clearer each day that the WORLD runs on plastic (V, MA, AXP, DFS). I thought to myself, as I often do. When was the last time I actually used good old cash for a purchase? After a couple minutes, Chinese food popped up, but the point was well taken. I swipe and go almost always. Now back to the point of this post. What if that gentleman had whipped out a handheld POS (Point of Sale) terminal or a phone with Jack Dorsey’s SquareUp device? Would I really trust him with my credit/debit card info? Probably not! But I would definitely use a preloaded gift card (“The Homeless Card”) just to make donations. So you see, there is hope for the homeless after all.

P.S – I don’t encourage begging as an occupation but at the same time I’m not a heartless asshole who won’t help out someone down on their luck.