What has your recent relationship to money been like?

Tight. Tight beyond belief. Living from paycheck to paycheck. Barely making ends meet. Direct Advances on my accounts. And a short term loan for tutition due in March in which I really have no ideal how I'm going to pay for it. So am I'm screwed financially? YES. I'm stuck in a sticky financial situation, a downward cycle that might lead to bankruptcy. Okay, I might be a little melodramatic. But the truth is, as an international student, I'm unable to request students loans for as much as I want. I'm also a limited on the scholarships I can apply for; plus, I'm really just not as smart or as impressive on paper compared to the other international overacheiving students. Another restriction with my status is that I can only work 20 hours a week, and my meager paycheck of 8.50 per hour must be split between rents and bills, and loans and debts. Am I screwed financially? YES. I'm your stereotypical starving college student. And the starving adjective is quite literal as I only eat one meal a day, my one free meal at work (I work at a restaurant). And unlike most college student, I really don't blow my money on the latest technology nor entertainment nor fashionables clothes. I'm just broke.