Three ways life was difficult in the time of the depression was food and jobs were hard to get and many people stood in lines for government hand-outs, unemployment was also a problem as many kids ages 10-18 dropped out of school to work in factories, canneries mines and on farms jut to support there family unemployment rose from a shocking 5 million in 1930 to an almost unbelievable 13 million by the end of 1932, and last but not least and I'm sure there are plenty more most people lost there homes so they moved into Hoovervilles which sheltered many but some middle class folk were able to keep there home by bartering and stretching every last dollar which meant that many of the things we have today that we take for granted they couldn't afford like milk delivery, discontinued city water they only had well water, ice for ice boxes, and disconnected gas range. Hope this helps sorry if this is a late answer I can't see when it was posted
