After the eighth grade, he was out working in the cotton fields to help his parents make ends meet.

Source: https://www.timescall.com/2023/12/31/betty-heath-are-you-ready-for-the-new-year/

"A lot of us (in the fast-food industry) have to have two jobs to make ends meet, this will give us some breathing space," Bay Area Jack In The Box employee Ingrid Vilorio told KPIX.

Source: https://sfist.com/2023/09/11/california-fast-food-workers-will-be-paid-20-an-hour-minimum-next-year-under-new-deal/

Aside from what workers called unsafe conditions, employees said their weekly pay is not enough to make ends meet, a common plight of minimum-wage workers across the country.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/working-for-scraps-columbia-waffle-house-workers-strike-over-low-pay-workplace-safety/article_9f495474-1b5c-11ee-9efa-0bd9b6200430.html

As prices have risen and wages mostly stagnated, working people are finding it challenging to make ends meet.

Source: https://www.wgmd.com/level-up-your-income-exploring-side-gigs/

"A year ago, a government project to help people claim Universal Credit came to a close and with the loss of that income, the CAB has been struggling to make ends meet.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23359299.ribble-valley-citizens-advice-bureau-close-funding-cuts/?ref=rss

But half of the Guyanese population scrap around to make ends meet, with an oppressive oil contract, and a government seeking to silence them for objecting to its provisions and conditions.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/10/23/guyanese-on-gaza-developments/

But I had to make ends meet.

Source: https://punchng.com/my-mothers-first-child-older-than-dad-retired-nepa-accountant/

But some, like Plas Madoc in my constituency, don’t get council funding and have to make ends meet in other ways.

Source: https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23293008.wrexham-ken-skates-says-support-needed-swimming-pools/?ref=rss

Employee demands for more hours are also understandable given the needs of those struggling to make ends meet, but even this can destroy a business whose owner is trying to control labor costs.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/08/22/commentary-why-brunswick-no-longer-has-a-main-street-coffee-house/

For this hustler caught between two cultures, the struggle to make ends meet is real.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/14-netflix-shows-people-love-26817784

Here are 5 ways to live within your means if you want to start feeling less comfortable with what you spend and learn how to cut back on other things in order to make ends meet a little easier.

Source: https://stluciatimes.com/150721/2023/01/5-ways-to-live-within-your-means/

He said Navajo leadership struggles to figure out how to help people make ends meet, as many tell him about not having enough money for groceries or to wash their clothes at the laundry.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5516321/oil-and-gas-withdrawal-around-us-park-stirs-debate-over-economic-costs-for-native-american-tribe/

However, British farmers insist a far bigger issue is soaring energy costs, which have forced growers to switch off greenhouses as they desperately try to make ends meet.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11778515/Fears-vegetable-rationing-spread-stores-prepare-similar-cutbacks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“I am a mum of two young children, my husband also works in the trust as a Band 2 and we have to take on extra shifts every week, sacrificing spending any time as a family just to make ends meet.

Source: https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/23561974.warrington-halton-hospital-staff-demand-end-underpayment/?ref=rss

“If you’re struggling to make ends meet each month, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with them.

Source: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/business/consumer/cost-of-living/ed-miliband-mp-meets-citizens-advice-doncaster-to-discuss-energy-crisis-action-4002412

It added that "Lucie, who had been with the company for a decade, quit because she couldn't make ends meet".

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/16/disneyland-paris-loses-its-sparkle-as-nearly-15000-fans-sign-petition-to-bring-back-ticket-perks/

It primarily focuses on her childhood as a sharecropper who had to give up schooling in order to make ends meet and her decision to run away from home.

Source: https://gamerant.com/anime-based-on-live-action-drama/

Joining a pension scheme could put an estimated 300,000 out of 3.17million people on a low income unable to make ends meet.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/pensions/article-12368993/Low-earners-hardship-auto-enrolled-pension.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

"Kathy was just trying to make ends meet and, you know, pay the bills and be a mother to her son," said Kathy's aunt, Alison Beach.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/she-would-light-up-a-room-family-of-woman-killed-in-crash-involving-du-basketball-player-speaks-out

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Over the past couple of years, many businesses have had to get creative to make ends meet.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/as-small-businesses-continue-rebuilding-some-are-renting-out-parking-spaces-to-rv-travelers-for-extra-cash