[MRock]

... was the part "She and her 6-year-old daughter moved into a smaller home" missed by the OP? Taking from the context of the full article this sounds like a single mother that has made a drastic move in housing AND cut lawn service and gym for her daughter.

I read this post a while back and it rubbed me the wrong way. After seeing more comments, I thought I might point out the above observation because it is a big one no one else mentioned ...