You don't look starving though

I have to give credit to my wife; while I call her a money Nazi, her frugalness pays off... we live cheap most of the time, carry no credit card debt we do not pay off at the end of the month (Gas card w/ rebates is most of that expense)
Of course working 1/2 time in academia and going to grad school half time makes me semi-recession proof; although if you didn't make much money before the recession, you don't feel that much different!