Top 10 recession woes:

1 Dieting is easy because you cannot afford the luxury of Cherry Garcia or Chunky Monkey

2 Two-buck Chuck replaces your favorite fine wine.

3 Top Ramen becomes a dining staple.

4 You begin pricing non-used household items and host a garage sale.

5. Lotion/toothpaste tubes are cut once squeezing no longer works.

6. The nickel and dime treatment is all your gas tank gets.

7 You run out of mini trash can liners (i.e. Vons bags) because you have not shopped for groceries.

8 You have more free time to hit the gym; it's already paid for.

9 It is music to your ears to learn ripped jeans and faded t-shirts are actually in style.

10 You find yourself cavorting in clearance racks in the back of the grocery store for some undiscovered treasure.

BONUS: You find a use for that random can of tomato paste in the back of your cupboard.