In which we define "monitarily challenged"

You know you're poor when doing laundry is your idea of slurging. Yeah -- that's what I'm doing right now. Splurging on laundry. Whee!

You know you're poor when your employer has a special "additional 10% off employee discount" (on top of your normal 10% discount) and you don't buy anything.

You know you're poor when you realize you're going to be working 3 jobs and taking 16-20 credits and you still need to take out additional loans.

And you know you've spent too much time in the sun when your shoulders get crispy after the second layer starts to peel.

~MK