Great post, thanks! That is cool that you let people sleep on your couch. Many people would be too scared to do that.

I agree with you about the mental disorders. In Boston we used to take the homeless donuts and coffee under a bridge and then invite them to church. After church we would take them to an all you can eat buffet. They loved it. I really loved these guys, wonder where they are now.

Sometimes I think it is hard to break free from the poverty mindset or lifestyle. Because it is easy for our brain to develop certain irrational patterns of thinking that keep you poor. Just my thoughts.