Barely managed, 6 letters
Coped, 6 letters
Eked out a living, 6 letters
Got along, 6 letters
Got by, 6 letters
Got by (with), 6 letters
Got by with limited resources, 6 letters
Lived off very little money, 6 letters
Managed, 6 letters
Managed somehow, 6 letters
Scraped by, 6 letters
Squeaked by, 6 letters
Used what was available, 6 letters
Went without, 6 letters