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by Sid on March 7th, 2009
The people of Ethiopia arrange a benefit concert for you.
by Worzel on March 7th, 2009
Someone breaks into your house and gives you a tv and stereo :o)
by Sandy - Sand on September 20th, 2009
Your kids give you pocket money :)
by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on March 7th, 2009
you can't even afford to pay attention!
by Baba on March 7th, 2009
you've sewed up the holes in your socks,
more than once.
by Sodapop on March 7th, 2009
Homeless people hand you change as you walk on past them. :)
by Piratebooty on September 20th, 2009
When you lose your pride, dignity and faith!
by lazagna on September 20th, 2009
you are obsessed about clipping coupons
by Gone on September 20th, 2009
You don't love anyone or anything.
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on September 20th, 2009
you have to even share your mood.
by Schonberg on September 20th, 2009
You stop keeping up with the Jones's,and they send you a wish you were here postcard!
by greensceptic on September 20th, 2009
You don't wear underwear, and not coz of the usual preference :-)
by sandrama on September 20th, 2009
..you don't have any money to buy yourself something to eat.
by Sexyrabbit on September 20th, 2009
When you can not afford to shop at the dollar store.
by MRSHINYSHOES on June 20th, 2009
You have to share clothes with all your brothers when you were growing up!
by alwayscurious on June 20th, 2009
You eat beans & cornbread for dinner most nights.
by The Music Roob Ninja on March 7th, 2009
You haven't noticed the recession.
by Rinky Dinky Do on March 7th, 2009
Your trailer is the smallest one in the trailer park
by ChuckExAnon on March 7th, 2009
There were times that I didn't have squat in my pocket, but I was never "poor"...in spirit, anyway. I will always survive...with a smile on my face...and in my heart...damn it! :-)
by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on March 7th, 2009
You plan ahead to buy toilet paper.
But that's okay, because you realize a hell of a lot of the things you "need", you don't really need.
by BrokeDog on September 20th, 2009
Your new school clothes came from garage sales, cousins, and any where else you could get them for free or pocket change!
by Kitt-tastrophy on September 20th, 2009
you can't even afford to pay attention!
by GeorgeGee left Answerbag (What's this?) on September 20th, 2009
You have to hit the ATM before buying booze.
by guardian of naught on September 20th, 2009
you go to McDonald's to put things on layaway
by Vaporeongirl on September 20th, 2009
you have a crappy, old car.
by Anonymous on September 20th, 2009
that is none of your bussiness
by bye friends health problems on September 20th, 2009
When even a penny seems like gold.
by King of Sexytown on September 20th, 2009
You're me.
by EmptyWallet on September 20th, 2009
You dined at the best resturants in the area. Problem is, it was out of their dumpsters.
by ILoveMySteaks ... is thinking. on June 20th, 2009
All the credit card offers you get in the mail are pre-declined.
by Firefly on June 20th, 2009
a girl is ready to kiss you for 1 rupee and u have only 50 paise...heheheee:-D
by philosopher-saint on June 20th, 2009
You gotta eat university cafeteria food.
;-)
by Robertd903 on April 1st, 2009
...you don't have TWO DIMES to rub together!!!
by Anonymous on March 7th, 2009
When you live in a cardboard box
by lea on March 7th, 2009
you have nothing to lose
by ryguy on March 7th, 2009
you steal hot water from your neighbors in garbage bags
by Shanel with an S on March 7th, 2009
when you can't even afford the dollar menu!
by Jimmy on March 7th, 2009
you eat potted meat on crackers and that is your only meal in three days
by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on October 30th, 2009
When you start making soup from the dishrag squeezins!
by Butterfly on October 18th, 2009
Here's three...
1. You can't even afford to get something at the dollar store.
2. Just before your next paycheck, you are counting the amount of money you have for the week on 1 hand.
3. You start looking for quarters, dimes, nickels, etc on the floor of your apt./car in hopes of scratching enough together to make gas/lunch money
by Mikeisha on September 20th, 2009
You can't buy a loaf of bread with no form of payment, be it cash, credit, check, or any other form.
Or if you literally don't have a pot to piss in.
by Death Panel litigant on September 20th, 2009
You believe that it's up to more successful strangers whom you have never met, never will, to be obligated to pay your way through life without any returning benifits to those expected to provide the financial support you demand.
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on September 20th, 2009
You search for a house to buy, and you can only afford to rent to own one that costs 17k or less. +5
by lizardqueen22 on March 7th, 2009
you swallow a coin and monitor your poo for 2 weeks to get it back.
by Kizz miazz on March 7th, 2009
When you have no PC to go on the internet.
by CrackersAreGood on March 7th, 2009
...you bury yourself in dirt as a blanket when you go to sleep.
by Gene H on March 7th, 2009
You are considered the problem by the bankers and CEOs.
by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on September 24th, 2009
one is poor when one not keeping well as far health is concerns.
by mynameisjaime on September 24th, 2009
You wipe your ass with your shoes so you don't have to buy shoe polish :)
by scotty on September 24th, 2009
you can't get away fast enough
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LOL!
by MusicalChef on September 24th, 2009