She's essentially unemployed.  She gets paid $1-10k for a gig, most often around $5k for a major photoshoot and $1k for a minor TV show.  She got enough money last year to make it, but this year, she's suffering financially.  Not only her food but her hair and makeup, which she gets done professionally all the time.  She's living in a one-bedroom apt with her boyfriend, kid, and mother.  It's bad.