Is Shameless realistic?

Hey guys, so I’m curious to see if you guys think Shameless is a realistic portrayal of a poor family. Personally, I grew up just as poor as the Gallagher kids with an alcoholic father just like Frank, and I think that some parts of the show are very realistic, but other parts are way too Hollywood. For example, how tf do they all have SO many clothes? Like seriously, they wear different outfits every single day, only occasionally wearing the same jacket or the same shirt in different episodes. Not to mention that Fiona’s outfits are super expensive in real life, I really loved the purple dress she wore in the pilot and I found the exact same one online, but it was 1200 dollars 💀 Like I wish the costume directors just went to Target or something and bought a bunch of clothes in order to make the characters’ outfits more realistic instead of buying designer dresses for a character that’s supposed to be living off of food stamps in the south side of Chicago. Another thing is the amount of food they have, which they constantly waste, and same with the cigarettes that they’ll just take two hits off of and then put them out. Like I swear in every episode they have a big ass bucket of KFC that still is half-full when they toss it in the trash. This show does remind me of how I grew up as a kid more than any other show I’ve watched despite a lot of its inconsistencies, but I’m curious to see what you guys have to say.