Though she could barely afford necessities, she wound up spending thousands on policies she did not need.

Scientists are an inordinate luxury these days-and there aren't many people or establishments left who're able to afford necessities, let alone luxuries.

Because many of the Starters were unable to work, the aftermath leaves many of them starving and desperate due to not having funds to afford necessities.

Even in Costa Rica, the richest and most stable of the isthmus's six countries, two of five families are unable to afford basic necessities.

Our research on what it costs such families to afford basic necessities yields values far higher than the poverty lines.

I can barely afford necessities.

There, Aid for Families with Dependent Children benefits are so low - $120 and $118 respectively - that a family cannot even afford basic necessities.

Living wage ordinances require private businesses that do business with the government to pay their workers a wage that enables them to afford basic necessities.

Nearly one-third of Americans are "shelter poor," spending so much of their income on housing that they cannot afford other necessities, a study released today said.

As the nation has grown richer, more people have been able to afford not only basic necessities but also as many televisions and cars as they wanted.