"Gosh! I have just a minute left." Amanda cussed and mumbled under her breath the moment she got down from her scooter. Packing the light motorcycle by a corner in the quiet street, she walked as fast as her legs could carry her to her destination.

It was a Monday evening and it was one of those days she had to be out on the streets for her usual routine of delivering packages to people to earn some little change.

Apart from working as a server in restaurants, she also delivers packages to ...