Each number in the Code-Cracker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. You have two letters in the control grid to start you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid and solve the starter word. Fill in other squares in the main and control grids with the found letters and look for the next word. Follow the word trail through the puzzle to its completion.
Boggle® BrainBusters™SCRABBLEgramsI need to figure out the genre. Since "broke amateurs" is part of it, maybe it's about overcoming adversity. Perhaps Lori is an artist or trying to make it in a competitive field. Maybe something like art school, or a creative endeavor where she has to hustle.