Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for August 06, 2017

I think when they got to the point of $5 more?, that would have been the time to say “just cancel the whole thing. You’ll get nothing and like it.”

I checked on a charity while they made the pitch. They kept 92%. I said don’t call again.

God bless the person who invented Caller ID!

I ask questions for as long as possible, then say no…except for computerized calls, then I’ll give it every answer except yes or no until it hangs up or switches to a real person I can say no to. Retirees are easy to amuse.

Caller ID. I don’t pick up if I don’t recognize the person/number. I figure if it’s important, they will leave a message. Otherwise, it’s spam or telemarketing. As someone who actually worked in telemarketing, I used to leave messages! LOL

Do you want to help? go and help. Never give when asked. Go where you know your contribution makes a difference. Make a difference.

Always check with Charity Navigator. Most cold call “charities” are scams.

Never give them money no .tater what the cause until you know how much of your donation goes to the cause and not the administration costYou could be paying 99% to the ceo for his payday and not those in need

I got one of these recently from the police widow’s fund or something like that. I told them they could send me information, but I couldn’t commit to an amount at that moment. He kept trying to get me to commit to an amount, and I kept saying I can’t commit but send me info. He eventually hung up. Still haven’t gotten anything in the mail.

Like Jackianne, many of mine come from some weird police charity. I just say, “why are you calling me I don’t have any money.” They hang up.