I get personal stories from everyday Americans by surprising them and asking them to tell me their stories. I never have any idea who I'll meet or what they'll tell me. For this story I decided I would try to make my own panhandling sign, but with a twist. My sign read, "Will work for story". But then I was worried it might backfire.

I decided to give it a try anyway and approach a panhandler with my sign in their own territory.