You know you are tight on cash when...

You determine that Netflix is cheaper then seeing/renting movies. But think it's dumb when you can't justify the money to see a movie and enjoy popcorn and soda.

You make dinner at home, even when you are starving after work, because you don't have enough cash to eat out and still make it last until the next pay day.

Having friends over, is wonderful, but you're disappointed it doesn't leave you enough left-overs for lunch the next day.

You eat a little less dinner so you can leave enough for lunch the next day.

Taking an extra trip across town means you may not have enough gas money to get you through the month (although this is slightly less of a problem now that prices have gone down).

You check craigslist every other day to see what new part-time job posts have been listed.

You update your resume every couple weeks to reflect the type of experience for the extra work you are trying to apply for.

You determine you aren't above any type of work, except you still prefer to stay away from cleaning houses, if possible (not because you are above it, you just hate it, a lot).

You try and view staying within your budget as a fun challenge to keep from getting frustrated at the things it seems you can't do.

You stop realizing there are things you can't do because you get used to living without them (I guess this is the good part).

Friday and Saturday nights are spent in your "comfy clothes" watching whatever Netflix brought in and eating your homemade dinner creation, snuggled up next to your favorite person, on your couch with a cozy blanket and thinking life isn't so bad ;)