Bottles and cans.

My mother did her best with what she could. It was just her trying to provide for my sister and I. There were times we didn't have a place to live or anything to eat. After school I would ride around on my bike and collect bottles and cans. I'd turn them in for cash to help. My sister and I would also do odd jobs for people. We would pull weeds or help clean. It wasn't much but it did help. I could always tell our mother felt bad for taking the money but she was thankful.