Wiktionary
slim pickings
n. (context colloquial English) A small amount, paucity; especially in reference to money.
Usage examples of "slim pickings".
The slim pickings he gota ring, two wallets, and a necklace were commandeered by the troop sergeant.
Most freedmen work for their former masters, as you know, for the freeborn commoners leave mighty slim pickings.
Our poor beasts will have slim pickings through the winter months.
What with having to lay in food and water casks and new sails, and these slim pickings, we won't win enough on this voyage to make our expenses.