Chopping down trees is way too much effort to get firewood in most parts of the US that aren't in the middle of nowhere. Most metro or suburban areas will have businesses that are happy to let people haul off old pallets that can be used for firewood. Pallets are also useful for making a cabin in the wilderness after you go broke and can no longer afford rent:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1HA4zY8xCyY
Earlier this year I started regularly seeing expired temporary plates on cars when driving around and it made me wonder if lots of people are letting their car registration slip because they can't afford it. I started looking at tags on license plates when driving around and I see expired tags every time I drive somewhere now. This isn't just people that let things slip for 1 or 2 months, I regularly see tags that expired 6+ months ago. It looks like a higher number of people can't afford to register their cars this year.