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Wage. >> should i pay my light bill or my gas? i can never pay it all at once. >> reporter: she says she has to prioritize. >> right now the gas is off. i had lights to be cut off, too. but, you know, it's kind of hard to live without lights. >> reporter: how do you make ends meet? >> we have to sacrifice. my husband eat today and i eat tomorrow or, you know, just make sure my kids eat. >> reporter: they both work less than 40 hours a week, neither of them get benefits. >> kind of hard to build a future if you don't know what it's going to bring you next week. you don't quo what's going on thi...