Frank
Appearances
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
Merry Christmas to you and George, Dave. Thanks for taking our call.
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
Well, Linda and I began overgiving about seven years ago. We were in a restaurant, and on the way in, we noticed a van, a couple of people in the van, young children. And they stayed out there. We went in. We had our dinner. And they came in just before we finished our dinner. They finally came in. They talked with the owner and the server.
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
They were trying to bargain for two buffet payments for a meal to feed them two and their three kids. And so we're in earshot of this, and we heard what was going on. And finally, the... The owner finally agreed to have the minimum take some stuff for the kids. But then we went over to the table as we finished our dinner.
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
We went over to the table and we wished them Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday. And we told them that we will buy all five of their meals. And we told them. the server that was going to be on us, and we were going to pay for it. And we then emptied our pockets of whatever cash we had, which was just over $100 or so, and we gave it to that couple.
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
They definitely seemed to be maybe passing through, definitely destitute, and looking for a need. So we responded.
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
Absolutely. And, and that changed our life after that. We were, we were, had already been a millionaires a little bit before that. And, uh, we said, you know, we're just not getting enough where we have no children. There's, there's no one for us to leave this to except our nieces and nephews, which, you know, we do help on occasion.
The Ramsey Show
It’s Our 2024 Annual Giving Show!
And we said, you know, we need to just give better, give more, give better, better tipping, better involvement with certain causes, you know, charities and veterans associations because, you know, I'm a veteran and, you know, we need to boost up the population.