@Price KenneySome good food for thought from @Eamonn McElroy above.  

I never saw them chasing deals at 10 o'clock at night like I was or passed them on the road at 6AM driving for dollars like I was,  but I could always find them in a bar on Beale st. or sitting in a fried chicken joint spending money they didn't have on food they didn't need.It's just hard work.

Fast Food, 2 Dollar Stores and the local government jobs.Schools are ranked very low.

Just food for thought, Dan Dietz

I enjoy what I do, but realize that I may be suffering from compassion fatigue, and so I am seeking other means to put food on the table.

For example a dated kitchen with walls yellow from cigarette smoke and a 60 year old oven is fine, a kitchen that you can't cook food in is not fine -- even if it is otherwise modern, new, and clean. 

Since a renter cannot go without food, most will not go without medicine, they cannot go without transportation and most do not want their kids to go without these either, they have to pick and choose often which bills to pay and how much.Rent is usually the very first thing to get behind in emergencies.   

Now, I’m trying to figure out how to keep my home, and keep food on the table.

Cell phone, car insurance, and maybe a budget for gas and food.

Considering that it is a 5 hour free event that has free food and a full open bar, it's a pretty amazing value.