The context of the following conversation is Sydney felt so bad about the poor people and gave them a ton of money right away.:
Sydney says I feel so bad for people that are having a hard time.
The friend responds Guess they just got unlucky in life and bad things happened to them.
Sydney responds I saw that homeless guy last week begging people for money on the corner.
The friend responds Did you give him anything?.
Sydney responds No, I was broke at the time and didn't have any money.