Free Money in Austin, TX

[ChikasAmateur]

Excelente!!!

[movadoband]

why didn't you go give it to those same people you see asking for it? No one wants to beg, no one wants to be seen taking charity, you would probably find that a lot of people who will refuse your money when it'd offered, have no problem stealing it from you through business scams.

[RedRose78721]

U shuldve came to da.eastside.. Maybe even the art center downtown... Mmm jus a thought

[Gardabear]

i wish there was more of these people in this world

[jintaiyen777]

cool

[TheOrigionalTroll]

lobo the hobo?

[999999999nr]

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[88cesarj]

Zerquez....- that's true. He could get shot on Runburg for that money.

[masik7290]

this made me smile :D

[CHWPOPE]

u suck bro are u giving money away by bartons creek mall go to fucking east side or north lamar .......... they will rape u there............

[zerquez]

@CHWPOPE for reals hes given it all back to the people that dont really need it. he should of done it by rundberg

[ladycjp]

he will truly get his blessings from god...what a wonder gesture he did

[darcusxoxo]

this is wonderful.. wow.. Showing compassion....Free Money...He was off HWY-183..WOW!!

[JLH62382]

oh go buy drinks like gatorade oh ok.

[MacrocosmSociety]

You're a freakin genius, I love it .. :)

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[boognishishere]

Keep Austin stupid. Oh yeah, Austin's real progressive. No different than Dallas.

[gte0606]

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[woody558]

"I wonder if it's easier to get money than it is to give money away."

Everybody wants money, but nobody will accept it.

[Grekordz05]

Dude that was awosome. funny as hell

[ElijahDTF]

lol strange i would take free money

[tika427]

You have a great point. I would have taken it , paid tithes and offerings with it and treated myself with the rest!

[texastexas1]

Now go to ghetto part of Austin and see what happens.

[frio109]

@texastexas1 The East side has been changing. Mainly by bulldozer.

[T1meW4st3d]

People are so chicken shit!!!

[MrFukinfantastic]

I WANT MONEY.

[JUKIO01]

lol, people dont like free money? wtf?!

[graphel145]

go up to your URL bar, put a Q between the words you and tube and then press enter or click go to get $400

[Lillredneck]

you can send me some if you want. lol

[ZACHCASH22]

If you want a free xbox 360, PS3, iPod Touch, giftcards ect...I have the site for you. Message me your email. What have you got to lose?

[robrippen]

Hey Mr. sun, Stop shining on me! Jerk! Thats Priceless.

[Leadwerks]

You should make some cookies or something and give them away.

[MrEleseim]

you must be on meds lol

[heavenlycharm86]

boy i would break yo ass lolol yo pockets would be emptayyy hanay

[absoluteanatomy1]

lmao nice video

[mrchino4u]

wow man thats crazy

[Calexica]

This looks like this was filmed in the west hills (maybe 360 and mopac, right by the nicer mall in town). You should try this in East, South, and North Austin and see if you get the same reactions.

[puropotosino08]

hell yeah so in the east side all them homeless people would approach u and northside will rob u

[Doinmybiz1]

really nice

[Doinmybiz1]

thats really.....people need to start giving more to homeless....not just 25 cents

[robpage1990]

its amazing what little trust we have for humanity =/

[sakuraknight9274]

That's so true.

[richggonzalez]

you Rock you should do it again.. Lol

[bubbarocks8888888888]

U ROCK

[sarahdiane34]

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!

[mrbobsshow]

Thats awesome! people are so used to beggars they never even look at the signs I think I give if they look like the need it but you know over half are scams thats why people are afraid. IMO

[Westonomor181]

you're an awesome person for giving that homeless guy money:)

[ExtraMoneyFree]

LOL, very funny.

[martinmustang9210]

mexicans lmao!!

[lucasboden]

What is the value of the dollar nowadays especially among people who can afford to drive? Unless you are passing out $20, you are essentailly passing out "FREE MONEY" indeed.

[thatmetalsoldier]

im miss living in austin so much! hello from los angeles!!!

[jerrysherrod01]

This has got to be the coolest study I've ever seen. I'm from Austin and it just reminds me hw creative people are at home.

[corndogifyable]

ive stood on street corners with a sign when i have been on the road and out of money. now that i have money i always give the travelers and homeless money. never thought of doing this though lol. poeple are ridiculous

[pdark007]

God bless you man! Wow.... you really shined the light in some very dark places...

[TheAryanWarlord]

omg i have to post this msg again, this video makes me happy :)

[TheAryanWarlord]

-good video, very kind ! Money Sucks i believe ! friendship and peace worth more ! I love this video i really love it . people cant understand these days love and friend ship

[astaroth333777]

i acutally need the cash im headed to austin tomooorw if any spare cash let me know i sure hell gonna need it so i can eat just got laid off my job here in omaha ne and no help from anyone just enogh for a bus ticket adn then back to pan handeling cant even work cause the labor ready you have to have boots and all i have is tennis shoes back to the street life

[aajoeyjo]

Of course it's not easy to get most drivers to roll down their window and listen to someone standing at the intersection. They're used to those people wanting money, not giving it away.

They're naturally skeptical of anyone doing anything there. Many panhandlers have been aggressive and tricky when folks pay any attention to them.

You should try that in East Austin. More folks there are bound to need it anyway...

Isn't Austin awesome? :o)

[williamsjp2004]

Mad props! I've wanted to do this too. Maybe I'll dress up in a three peice suit and see if somebody will hep me finance a Ferrari!

[frio109]

I used to live in Austin. Awesome city........

[RocketDescends]

@frio109 I was thinking of moving there

[frio109]

@RocketDescends Austin is awesome. I miss it. Last week I went to Houston. I had not been home since last Oct. i am going back in August for 10 days.

[dhptube]

That's pretty great, guys. I live in Austin.

Funny someone flipped you off. People are weird.

[heythrdelilah91]

I know that intersection! Lol

[StevenKyleThomas]

This was a really cool video. I actually watched the whole thing. It reminded me of the free hugs video that was posted online. I think that was really cool how you were giving away money and to actually see how so many people reacted. Thanks for posting this up. Hope a lot of other people get to see it.

[lancenewman1978]

you'd have much better results if you were giving away at least $10 a pop.

[MadeInDisaster]

Haha I know him. He goes to my church.

[aim2success]

ill take some free money im not pridfull

[tubofbologna]

very cool!

[aHappyFly]

Lobo after he stopped wrestling.

[Kevindavis08]

lmao, the thing about austin is it's rare in a city where people can beg on the street w/o consequence. So, anybody with a sign is going to be ignored bc every corner has multiple beggers. I would say what's up, yeah I take some money, "do you have more money", cool....

[14JohnnyRed14]

WOW!!!! Thats pretty cool,i would do that if i could

[RSSsailing]

i would be kinda freaked out if someone approached my car with money.

props to this guy anyway.

[stobeseo]

lobo's off to the liquor store! yea boi!

[theamazingshazbob]

oops i meant to say derren brown

[sinjidsotw3]

man u made the lobo dude real happy man hes gonna eat great

[theamazingshazbob]

what you are doing in sociology is called ethnomethodology. you are basically testing social norms by counter acting against the usual norms. The world needs more of this. keep up the good work. if you can manage go see the cathedral of junk in austin. I made the posting "homeless man in austin" under bob ratliff. youtube it next. I love stuff like this. also look up improveverywhere and dan brown

[HITSOFTHECENTURY]

That generous man

[KGJGEMAM]

wow, texas cleat

[Chaad4]

Whata Nice Man : )

[destrampadilla]

Why didnt you stand on riverside where i always pass by? lol i think i would of cried if i had been in one of those crisis and i saw you with the dollar bills

[TheRustyAcoustic]

Hey man,

this was cool. i don't know if i could even do what you did, mate, without feeling awkward. i mean, i would have known how awkward and hard it was for them to take it... you had a lot of courage, and i bet you broke through a few thoughts and stuff you thought about.

Peace man,

Paul (from Chesterfield) :P

[NAcosta0514]

this video was cool. i would liek to try it myself sometime!!

[beaupedraza]

I LIKE this. I live on 45th and am now considering doing the same, just because things are good for me.

[BomberRey]

If you come to the East side of Austin instead of rich WEST side no one will turn down the money.

[bye1962]

this guy is cool! i wish some one would give me free money. i need to pay bills! who ever you are. thank-you for this video and to the man giving away the money even if he does not give me any Thank-you! you are awesome! :)

[gorgeousxgurl]

wow! crazy! i live in austin and have never seen you around!! lol.  seriously tho, if i have a buck to spare, i give it to someone who needs it more than i do. =)

[LindsayMichelle913]

awe i loved this.

[mlumptx]

"Why? ...because people are always standing on the corner, begging for money..." So why not find those people to give the money to, instead of the ones who drive by ignoring those people.

[Bondisgadobdingbding]

If you notice in the video, that's what happened. Lobo got more than half of the money I came with. You can never satisfy everyone's need. Giving because of guilt will always leave you dissatisfied. If you'd like to give to people, I suggest you do it. It's amazing!

[Pruitt1985]

@Bondisgadobdingbding i wanna try this

[sakuraknight9274]

What church does this guy go to? I've never seen anyone do such a nice act for strangers or even a homeless man before! I quit christianity and church years ago because of all the mean, insensitive people I came across. If he is an example of his church, I will attend it's services when I move to Austin.

[kukalka91]

your christianity shouldnt be based on other christians should be based on god .go to church man....

[sakuraknight9274]

Like yeah ...whatever!

[sakuraknight9274]

@kukalka91 Mean people like you are one of the reasons I quit Christianity and have now become a Buddhist. Thank you. :)

[johncfl]

Hello! It's not surprising in the least -- they'd naturally figure that your $50 is counterfeit while they know that their $20 is real.

[slipknotrox876]

Wow people are to fucking mean some one is trying to give money and someone tells him to fuck of seriously? >=(

[BRNEYEDEAGLE]

send me a 50 ill send you a 20 f0r real

[BRNEYEDEAGLE]

im so broke i can pay atention for real give me the 50 or 50's i can pay my light and elictric bill well a part of it its over 3 grand now cutting of in about 10 days and im on oxegen they need there money too dont know what to do

[sdc1977]

God bless you!

[BRNEYEDEAGLE]

i WAS HOMELESS AT 15 I'M 57 YRS OLD NOW BUT GUESS WHAT I STILL NEED TO PAY BILLESIM NOW ON OXEGEN BUT MY BILLS ARE BIGGER THEN WHEN I HAD NO MONEY AT ALL IN FACT I NEED AROUND A FEW GRAND BUT ILL HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL EMAIL ME AT AOL AND SEND ME SOME LOL NOWAY JOSE PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME THEY WILL NOT GIVE THERE MONEY TO STRANGERS

[xJohnGx]

i know Lobo, hes awesome. A good guy. Lots of homeless people are better people than homefull people. i hang out with the homeless when i can, they are better company than most homefull are.

[sakuraknight9274]

That is so true! Where can I find Lobo at after I move to Austin?

[cdchandler86]

Lobo's is located on guadulupe!! I was born and raised n austin...love it

[xJohnGx]

hey man i live in austin , i could use some free money...when you gonna do this again :P

[joshcfriesen]

Are you the guy i heard on the radio Sunday morning? I think it was KLBJ.

[Bondisgadobdingbding]

Yep.  That was me!

[bobotobobo]

Did you get this idea from Pronoia?

[Bondisgadobdingbding]

I don't know what Pronoia is. I got the idea when I was driving home one day and saw a lady with a dour look on her face trying to get money. I thought, "I wonder if she'd get more money by being happy?" Then, I thought, "I wonder what would happen if someone gave away money with no strings attached, kind of like how God gives us free gifts, like life and the sun, etc..., whether we follow Him or not." It was that simple.

[sakuraknight9274]

I can't believe that guy flipped him off! What an idiot! Austin is AWESOME! Austinites are about the friendiest people I've ever met in my life.

[kkoym]

great experiment at culture hacking! it is really surprising that so many people have a problem receiving. I wonder what the world would look like if we all learned to receive freely.

[toad1e]

Excellent!

This should be a Sociological (is there logical in Sociology?) Study! Give the guy a grant and let him give it away...if he can!

Oh, and the poison theory doesn't hold with me, dude would've died after all that time trying to hand it out. Now if he was wearing gloves...or spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder...you might have a point.

[underoathandemery]

People probably didn't take it cause they thought it'd be covered in like poison or something. With all the sickos out there nowadays, I wouldn't take it. Well...

[GodsMalak]

Awesome man. It's so interesting to see how people react to something nice coming their way. People are so used to being torn down all the time and having things taken from them...

This video was a blessing bro, thanx much...J

[BrokenFriend]

Very interesting project, not really the results you'd expect to see!

[christensenlow]

Peter! You are crazy! Why didn't we do this together as kids?  Would have loved to have joined you! Well...I guess like you said God has given us a free gift (Jesus). What we do with that free gift is up to us. Glad to see you are still rockin' for Jesus - and acting weird :)

[indonesiamike]

Peter -- You da man. Anda adalah si pria. That was awesome. Thanks for brightening my day! Love, Mike O

[joriley33]

Awesome!

[OldTimeRockRoll1969]

That was cool!

Hey just for the heck of it try it again in different clothes. (not that anything is wrong with how your dressed) but try different people and try a female giving it away also. See what happens!

I bet it makes a deferents!?

[GumByMan31]

He got the finger!! No respect for a giving man.. Can u send me a couple bucks too for gatorade and stuff?????

[mfaddersb]

Dude. awesome

[Phrage]

Awesome video, perfect example of grace.

[dshaw1975]

What a great film. Very Thouht provoking- I hope it gets a wide audience. Keep it up Peter!

[KamikazeZoomy]

that was really neat. How long did it take you give it all away?

[dabarney711]

that was great!!!!!!!

[musicalnames]

"like gatoraide and stuff?" hahahha.

that was really interesting.

[asildroca]

You are such a great guy! I think that video made my day. Makes me want to go out and give away money...if I had any to give! Maybe next payday... :)

You're a real blessing to this world. Have a great day!

[lizziestaley]

Just got the email and thought Id check it out. Its interesting. I'm from England and would wonder what would happen if someone did that here.

If I did it near where I live I can imagine teenagers coming up to me for it, but all the business people trying to ignore me.

haha Peter looks like my husband - hair colour, length, beard,colour and style of clothes!

[nilcariel]

Awesome!

[sodabashian]

Such a great idea...such a great video!! :) Love it!

[friedsteak]

I can understand feeling weird about taking the money, but flipping people off and being me? lol wtf

Awesome vid, dude

[aumie]

i'm pretty sure I'm going to try this someday..

[wiredforstereo]

I got to mix sound for Peter and Paul at the University of Arkansas two years ago, it was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Tiny setup, less than 15 in the audience, and still incredibly awesome.

[Orihuela203]

Dude Wats up i remember u guys from comin to Idaho igot ur email and watched it first thing. Right on man.

hello from idaho,

Colin

[laviolander]

wow, this is so neat. kudos to you, Peter and cameraman!

[PaintTheDog]

Peter-

nice!

...for me it would be a trust issue. so many people have said "free gift," but then there were strings.

[ukjill]

What a legend...

[fibagel]

Nice work!

[bobbins911]

I met peter at soul survivor, and he is a living legend. That was possibly he best night of my life so far.

[Hannahthehobo]

Got to break out of that bubble, right Peter?

My favorite part was, "A piece of chicken? OKay!"

-Hannah

p.s. if I had money I would for sure do this in Cullowhee. Yes.