cash-strapped

mood: silly music: money, money, money by abba

living independently from your family is liberating. you can decide whether or not its ok to get an easy life away from home. leaving a job that offers surefire security seems reasonable because as a degree holder, you know, somehow youll get by. new companies are more than willing to hire you. you wander. you squander.
then, a life-altering situation besets you. oh no. your landlords kicked you out of their little abode. you have nowhere to go. and even if there's some bedspace for rent out there, a one-month advanced and two-month deposit form of payment is beyond your financial imagination.