. . . you take your paycheck to the bank and the teller bursts out in hysterical laughter.

. . . the Red Cross calls and offers you emergency assistance.

. . . your only charge cards are for the Salvation Army, ARC, and DAV thrift stores.

. . . you work full time and you still qualify for food stamps.

. . . you empty out your piggy bank and then cook the bank and serve it for your Easter ham.

. . . all you can think about morning, noon and night is clipping grocery coupons.

. . . you file your income taxes and the IRS returns them stamped, "Charity Case -- Return To Sender."

. . . you set the world record for mailing $1.00 rebate requests to Young America, Minnesota.

. . .you pay all your bills, put your remaining $1 bill into your billfold and it goes into shock.

. . . you get arrested for taking the coins out of the fountain in the mall.

Found in the Daily Comix.

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