Reply #163: Hey, I'm dirt poor RIGHT NOW.

[Shakespeare]

And I'm managing to put together decent, healthy meals.

And no, I really don't want to go through this all over again. But I assure you, I'm not living in the 70s.

Here, I'll define "dirt poor" as it applies to me at the moment: the state has my unemployment benefits screwed up, and I've had no cash for a month. I have NO money in my checking account. No "cushion" in savings. I literally have n-o m-o-n-e-y right now. I pawned some stuff and got about $40 that has covered my food (and the cats' food) for the past three weeks (and has my meals covered for the next two weeks). It's not as impossible as some people suggest. It's not fun, at ALL, but it's not impossible.