I am not sure you understand just how poor they are. "In a good month, their combined efforts can bring in a few hundred dollars." They are in a situation whe

I am not sure you understand just how poor they are. "In a good month, their combined efforts can bring in a few hundred dollars." They are in a situation where they cannot afford to save money in most conventional ways. Spending $100 on a fridge that they can't properly use (because they can't cook in a shelter) isn't a wise appropriation of a significant portion of their monthly income.