[ctdonath2]

Not sure what he's holding in the blurry foreground, but my only two interpretations are also somewhat expensive items.

The I-stopped-reading-when quote: "Perhaps she could have saved up the money on her own, but whenever she has tried to do so, her stash has been wiped out to handle daily needs." If daily needs wipe out your savings for a nice couch, you certainly can't afford a nice couch with a 3x markup.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Looked to me like a handheld CB radio. Article said he was a trucker, so that fit.