Husband made me feel bad about giving money.

So I need opinions on this situation that happened yesterday. When I was at a gas station yesterday, a woman was walking around with her child asking people for money. She had three kids with her. Two of them were under really young. The woman was very young herself. She had to been early to mid twenties. She had a thick accent and said the was Italian. She told me needed money for gas and to feed her kids. She said she was trying to get to Texas were she’s starting a new job, we live in VA, so Texas is like 20hrs away. I felt really bad so I ended giving her $60 to help. My husband does work with people who are homeless. Since we lived 5min away from the gas station, he came to help her. I ended up going home. We he got home he told me she scammed me and got upset. I don’t understand why he thought it was a scam? He said because she didn’t take his offer up with either going to a shelter or a hotel room, he didn’t believe her story. His organization finds shelters or pay for hotel rooms. I told him that she’s trying to get to Texas, so she probably didn’t have time to stay anywhere, and with her being so young with kids, she was probably hesitant about going a shelter or hotel room with him. He said “well her child was sleeping in the back seat in the heat, if she really wanted help she would have gotten them out the heat.” Then he got upset because I gave her so much money. It’s my money. It didn’t take away from our bills. We have been blessed financially, and I remember what it was like to struggle, so I just wanted to help. He said that they always make up stories about them going to another state.

Also, my husband has only started trying to help homeless people for a month because he joined an organization, so I really don’t think he has the experience to tell if they’re really homeless and/or need help or not. It’s the fact that he made feel bad about it. The money is gone now, so there’s nothing I can do.

Idk what I’m asking here. I guess just opinions on the situation. He really made me feel bad.

Edit to add: Thank you everyone! I admit, I usually give money when I see families in need. Only families. I’m a mom and a teacher, so I love helping children. I never know what’s real or fake. I would just hate to not give to a family in need because other people ruin it.

Edit to add 2: Yes, she did know he was my husband.

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