I just wanted to let all my friends know that I am not broke and am not asking for advice on staving off bankruptcy. I am just making a casual observation that money goes fast. Like Skygirl, I too hit the ATM's - usually for $200 and the next day I have like $40 in my wallet. Things are so much more expensive these days than they used to be. I am also too generous with my friends and family. I usually buy coffee for the crew and usually end up picking up the bill when I go to restaurants with friends or family. Gas too has taken it's toll. I figured it out the other day that I bring home on a monthly basis 24 times what my father did when I was still at home. We lived comfortably with very few money worries. Why is it so hard to make it all fit today? Do we all think we need things we really don't?