Possible Clues:

• Squeeze (out), as a living
• Just manage, with 'out'
• ___ out (just get by)
• ___ out a living (barely get by)
• Barely get (with ''out'')
• __ out: barely make
• Just get by (with "out")
• Scrape by, with "out"
• __ out a living (just get by)
• Increase