- NEW!
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on April 5th, 2008
There is an unusual absence of new shoes and purses.
by john pennington on April 5th, 2008
My dog now carries a tin cup around his neck, instead of a whiskey barrel.
Does this give you a clue?
by Chopsy the Diver on April 5th, 2008
Empty fridge, and most of my stuff on ebay! lol.
by Carrot and Stick on April 5th, 2008
The toilet paper is yesterday's newspaper.
by Jen-Jen on April 6th, 2008
When I'm cooking ramen noddles for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
by allikatzpop on April 6th, 2008
1. the electricity is turned off
2. the gas is turned off
3.the water is turned off
4.THERE IS NO BEER!
by LeeLee Chickybabe Avenger SLAB on April 5th, 2008
Snuggles fabric softener becomes Puffy Fresh fabric softener >:(
by Ms.A on April 6th, 2008
When you start knitting sweaters out of cat hair.
by Doubly Ugly on April 6th, 2008
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Oh, we never had a cup. We used to have to drink out of a rolled up newspaper.
SECOND YORKSHIREMAN:
The best we could manage was to suck on a piece of damp cloth.
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
Because we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me, "Money doesn't buy you happiness, son".
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Aye, 'e was right.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
Aye, 'e was.
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
I was happier then and I had nothin'. We used to live in this tiny old house with great big holes in the roof.
SECOND YORKSHIREMAN:
House! You were lucky to live in a house! We used to live in one room, all twenty-six of us, no furniture, 'alf the floor was missing, and we were all 'uddled together in one corner for fear of falling.
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
Eh, you were lucky to have a room! We used to have to live in t' corridor!
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
Oh, we used to dream of livin' in a corridor! Would ha' been a palace to us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish tip. We got woke up every morning by having a load of rotting fish dumped all over us! House? Huh.
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Well, when I say 'house' it was only a hole in the ground covered by a sheet of tarpaulin, but it was a house to us.
SECOND YORKSHIREMAN:
We were evicted from our 'ole in the ground; we 'ad to go and live in a lake.
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
You were lucky to have a lake! There were a hundred and fifty of us living in t' shoebox in t' middle o' road.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
Cardboard box?
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
Aye.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six in the morning, clean the paper bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down t' mill, fourteen hours a day, week-in week-out, for sixpence a week, and when we got home our Dad would thrash us to sleep wi' his belt.
SECOND YORKSHIREMAN:
Luxury. We used to have to get out of the lake at six o'clock in the morning, clean the lake, eat a handful of 'ot gravel, work twenty hour day at mill for tuppence a month, come home, and Dad would thrash us to sleep with a broken bottle, if we were lucky!
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
Well, of course, we had it tough. We used to 'ave to get up out of shoebox at twelve o'clock at night and lick road clean wit' tongue. We had two bits of cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at mill for sixpence every four years, and when we got home our Dad would slice us in two wit' bread knife.
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night half an hour before I went to bed, drink a cup of sulphuric acid, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our Dad and our mother would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
And you try and tell the young people of today that ..... they won't believe you.
ALL:
They won't!
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on April 5th, 2008
1. I'm there more often, no fun money :-(
2. I'm looking for items to sell on EBay.
3. The fridge and freezer are almost empty.
4. No snack foods to be found.
5. No lights on and the heat is set at 58 degrees.
by john pennington on April 5th, 2008
2nd Answer:
When the garbage man knocks on the door and begs for something to recycle.
by shammers still slogging along on April 5th, 2008
When I get my gasoline credit card bill and it's over $150.
by Kdmichaels on April 5th, 2008
The cats turn in to cannibals, and start gnawing on the dog.
by john pennington on April 24th, 2008
Water faucet in kitchen has a drip.
Should have repaired it, but didn't.
Now there's a bucket under the drip.
Use this water to take on a trip.
Morale of this story?
If i had repaired the drip a year ago
My water bill would still be low
Its tripled and thats my story.
by Anonymous on April 8th, 2008
Tension in the air and arguments.
by YellowRatBASTARD on April 8th, 2008
You're trying to pay for things with lintballs from your pocket;)
by call me Kat on April 6th, 2008
I had to get rid of "Movie View" on my cable provider. It's not a hardship, I never watched the movies anyway, but I am too broke to pay for things I don't use. And I had to start leaving the credit cards at home.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on April 6th, 2008
First and foremost, we no longer take "Sunday" drives as we used to..gas is too expensive for that. We also don't subscribe to as many magazines or newspapers. We plan/plot/figure out the most efficient way to get our errands done..we do this logistically..as if a false step, a double-back, is a crime! We religiously recyle at places that give register tapes that you exchange for money..we think hard and long about the "need" for anything..we compare more than ever to make sure we are getting the best return on investment! :)
by Chezter is going to save the Redheads on April 5th, 2008
You start looking for metal money rather than paper
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on April 5th, 2008
The Nine Lives and Friskies starts looking tasty.
by Audiotron on April 5th, 2008
The mice go out and get jobs.
( no our house doesn't actually have mice!)
by Never say Never on April 5th, 2008
When the labels in the cupboard all say tesco value instead of brand names!
by Tallyman on April 5th, 2008
If you have to eat your own hand.
by somewhere Pll loves her dawgy on May 3rd, 2008
My dog gets part-time work on a newspaper round.
by -_You Can Leave Your Hat On....- on May 3rd, 2008
when my food cupboards are bare?
by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on April 11th, 2008
When there is too much month left at the end of the money. : )
by YellowRatBASTARD on April 11th, 2008
The rats move out;)
by Kiss A Fat Babys Ass on April 8th, 2008
Me having to work street corners at night to support my kid.
by haggis on April 8th, 2008
when your using newspaper instead of toilet paper.. OUCH!
by gtravels loves her life penguin on April 6th, 2008
With gas prices so high, instead of a Sunday drive we have a Sunday "sit in the car and stare at each other." We have a video we put on the screen that makes us think we're going somewhere.
by YellowRatBASTARD on April 6th, 2008
You're using the unused container of Rogaine you tried 6 months ago that cost $50.00 as a dessert topping because it's near it's expiration date;)
by Merfish on April 6th, 2008
My husband even breaks down and puts on a jacket while in the house instead of cranking the heat.
by BeccaBaby on July 15th, 2008
When I'm buying nothing but generics :(
by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on May 3rd, 2008
You have to switch to amateur-phyllactics, because the prophyllactics are too expensive......cheap fu**er!;)
by Dazed and Confused on April 8th, 2008
RAMEN NOODLES.... yum. :-(
by philosopher-saint on April 8th, 2008
Gotta use firewood again! ;-)
by Rock Shiner on April 8th, 2008
Vienna sandwiches, with stale bread, and beef bullion soup.
by Galeanda on April 8th, 2008
We haven't tiled the shower yet And someone needs to get an outside job:-(
by Anonymous on February 17th, 2009
1) There is no money for fun and things that aren't a must.
2) My food is simple and we can't offord things like fruits (strawberries for $5.00 a box)
3) My house is freezing because we can't offord the outragoiuse heating costs.
4)Can't offord clothes
by BayAreaBiker on October 23rd, 2008
Running out of food, unable to pay the utilities and phone bills. 3-day notice to pay rent or quit.
by failed_stoic on October 14th, 2008
When I have to sell carnal knowledge to supplement my income. I accept unscrupulous people as house mates to help pay rent. I lose weight.
by Markus on August 4th, 2008
There's few pennies in the penny jar.
by Markus on August 4th, 2008
Why is the Dollar not backed by anything? (silver, gold,etc.) ooooopps! This is an error, so sorry. It is a question, disregard.
by bowlermommy07 on July 16th, 2008
On a more serious note, when I am giving up food so my daughter and husband can eat. Please don't misunderstand. This is not forced on me. I give up my food so they can eat. I would rather starve than see my family go hungry.
by Lord Knows on July 16th, 2008
When the toilet handle has been removed due to it only being flushed once a week to save on water
LOL
by john pennington on July 15th, 2008
When "road-kill" really begins to sound interesting.
And, the real kicker...............
"When you have to use your trash can lid as a satelitte dish".
by what on June 24th, 2008
Re-using the tp.
by jolly myr on May 3rd, 2008
when your mom is refusing to go out from the house because she owed the store owner money for sardines... awful!
by Superbee on April 24th, 2008
Not much is different. Ive always been tight on money. I have been buying less dvds though.
by skip51 on September 28th, 2008
The more possessions I have, the less money I have left.
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Hehe.....I know a certain penguin who feels your pain...;)
by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on April 5th, 2008
It's good to know I'm not alone :)
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on April 5th, 2008
Just so you know, he stole this question from me;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on April 5th, 2008
The man cannot be trusted;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on April 5th, 2008
Uh oh. . .if we can't trust a former Marine, who CAN we trust?
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on April 5th, 2008
I'll get back to you when I figure that out. Might be awhile;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on April 5th, 2008