People who struggle and starve starting out in life and their careers, either get motivated and excel or give up and quit trying.
That decision will set the tone and reality for the rest of their working life.
So I don't think a little hunger in the stomach is such a bad thing when you need some impetus to succeed.
Starving in your gut makes you hungry to rise above it.
There used to be a Starving Students moving company that seemed to do ok.