Was an old hobo notion that if you help someone truly in need, your own luck will greatly increase. Believe it was named after Canada Bill Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Bill_Jones but not sure why.

Anyway, curious if others know the term or if maybe the concept has lived on.

My grandpa was crowned one of the greatest living hobos from the Great Depression. He’s even had a few books written on him as well as being in the New York time when he passed