Seriously, how hard would it be for them to order stuff from Amazon? Crock-Pot SCR200-B Manual Slow Cooker : $9.59 IMUSA USA GAU-80305 1100W Electric Single Burner: $12.62 BLACK+DECKER TO1303SB 4-Slice Toaster Oven: $29.92 You can even get a 3.2 cubic foot fridge and freezer for $99.00 - Igloo FR326M-D-BLACK Erase Board Refrigerator (It even has an erase board door and comes with a set of neon markers, how cool is that?) But let's say someone is genuinely so incompetent that they can't figure that out - they could still ask for advice and get a chance to improve their lives. Instead these people provide them with excuses which only serve to keep them in their shitty situation.