In these hard times, men have to ride on the ‘at least’ kind of life

I know. Times are tough. Men are doing the best they can to provide for their families. Some men are barely getting by. And at such times, many of us have an “at least” mindset.

“At least.” My dictionary says the term is used to emphasise that something is good in a bad situation.
“At least, we have a roof above our heads.” “At least, my children have some strong tea.” “Unlike our neighbours whose children have been home the whole of this term, at least my children were only home for a couple of weeks.”