You know it is pretty sad when you think about $10 being the center of your world.
$10.00 how to spend it.
3 bags of dried beans, 2 Lbs. of rice, one can Crisco butter flavor, this will keep her alive for a month or more, not happy but alive and kicking.
She can go dumpster diving behind grocery stores that throw out eatable produce to augment the diet.