[philwelch]

If you worry about homeless people spending your 5 bucks on booze, go spend that 5 bucks on a sandwich and give them the sandwich.

[gthank]

You need the pick your homeless person carefully if you do this. There's a nontrivial chance it will result in verbal harassment and/or a confrontation.

[jacquesm]

Maybe first ask if that's ok? "Can I buy you a sandwich" is a lot more friendly than "here's a sandwich".

I've made that exact mistake myself, but I think this may be the better approach.

[gthank]

That does sound like a much better approach.