Spare Change Guy

Early sign of inflation?

Christina Prignano reports Spare Change Guy is now wandering around Government Center asking for $1.

Spare Change Guy visits Dorchester

Maybe Spare Change Guy is just tired of Downtown Crossing and the Common? Around 8:30 this morning, Tracey Newman tweets, MBTA police escorted him out of the Savin Hill T stop on the Red Line. Not long after, Dan Tobin spotted him nearby on Dorchester Avenue, asking for, yes, spaaaare chaaaange.

Do Spare Change Guys work on a schedule?

I was meeting somebody on the Common today (it's amazing what you can do when the weather's nice). As I walked down Winter, there was Spare Change Guy doing his usual thing (and still clean-shaven) right at Tremont.

Meeting done, I walked through the Common back toward Downtown Crossing. Spare Change Guy was sitting on a bench. His hand was out, and he was asking for spare change, but he was really subdued, almost like his battery was worn down.

At his usual spot at Winter and Tremont, there was a Spare Change guy, somebody hawking Spare Change News. So is there some rotation going on here?

Beggars can be choosers

Spare Change Guy probably should have chosen a better place to ask for money than a march by people asking for money. Eeka, who forwarded this photo, reports SCG wasn't having much luck this morning.

Spare Change Guy not having luck

It's time for a change! Can anybody spare some?

Streetsim took the definitive Spare Change Guy photo at the Tea Party demonstration outside the State House earlier this month. Who knew he had an entire rooting section now?

Spare Change Guy

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Guy who doesn't believe in government handouts made appearance at Tea Party

Garrett videoed Spare Change Guy working the crowds at yesterday's rally.

Spare Change Guy gets around

A correspondent spotted him down in Ashmont this evening, asking passers-by for, well, you know.