Most families could just about afford to put food on the table.

Many working families cannot afford health insurance on their own.

However, because of its cost, few families can afford it.

The politics will have changed, and my family could not afford me now.

His family could not afford to send him to college.

With things as they were, the family couldn't afford to let anything go to waste.

Often the family can only afford to send one child to school.

The fact is, college can cost up to $30,000 a year and there are students whose families cannot afford it.

Only quite rich families could afford to pay a teacher.

Young families just starting out cannot afford more, she said.