Read the following paragraph from the section “The Birth Of Stan The Man.” He went by Thomas most of his life. Then when he had to take a restaurant job to keep Leap for Literacy afloat, everyone called him by the first name on his job application, Stan. However, to him, "Stan" had always been his dad.

Which word from the paragraph helps the reader to understand that Tucker struggled to get the money he needed for Leap for Literacy?