Press, can you tell us what you do? Seems like you are spend ~$120 every few days so I was interesed in what shape your financial situations is.
Thanks! 
If you're insinuating that's I throw money around...then I'm piss-poor job explaining myself.
First off, I'm a cheapskate (actually semi-cheapskate). I don't buy anything unless I know/think I'm getting a good deal out of it. The last 3 entries in my countdown (last alert, neutopia, and galaga '90) costed no more than $40. I don't go to Gamestop unless I have one of their weekly coupons for 35% or B2G1 on their merchandise. So even if I spend $100 on games, the most likely case will be I got $200 worth of gaming. My penny-pinching doesn't stop with video games. I always try to squeeze a dollar or two out of many household application like using my roommate grocery card to get the best deal at the supermarket. (We just got a 3 pounds of pork for 5 bucks!
) When I go out to eat with my friends, we always pick the place that's having a special on a particular day (i.e. 1/2 half off BBQ wing, $10 coupon for any $40 purchase, etc.).
As for life outside the internet, I'm a grad student and don't get paid a lot (around a grand or so a month). Cheapskate is not only a necessity but a standard. Rent for my apartment is $525 a month includes heat, electricity, internet, cable, water and all other utilities in one neat package (and most likely how I'm able to shave a few hundred for other things including gaming). Though the space is small and my friend has commented that I live in a shoebox, but it's a secured shoebox with all the additional security put in. Despite the fact, they've risen my rent twice in a row for two years. When I first got here, it was $475. But still, I try to put a bottle cap around $100 for all gaming apparel per payday. (Get paid every 2 week for a total of $200/month.) My financial situation is okay as long as I finish my projects, keep my grades up, try to keep my adviser happy, and don't go on too many shopping/gaming binges.
