Quotes / Perpetual Poverty

[After Niea destroys her apartment] "Well, I'm steering my life of poverty in new and uncharted territory."

— Mayuko Chigasaki, Niea_7

Spike: There is no beef in here. So you wouldn't really call it bell peppers and beef, now would you?
Jet: Yes, I would.
Spike: Well, it's NOT!
Jet: It is when you're broke, alright?
Spike: What happened to the million woolong reward we got for that last guy?
Jet: (with Cross-Popping Veins) The repair bill for that cruiser you wrecked... (Spike makes an Oh, Crap! face)... and the one for that shop you trashed... (Spike sinks into his seat) ...and the medical bill for the cop you injured... (Spike sinks further) ...KILLED THE DOUGH!

— Cowboy Bebop

"Hunger is the best spice, they say."

— Spike Spiegel, Cowboy Bebop

"We're so broke that we give 'you-owe-me's' to charity."

—Gumball Watterson, The Amazing World of Gumball

Floyd: Yeah, don't forget today is payday.
Animal: Payday! Payday!
Kermit: Payday, again? It was payday last year. It seems to be getting to be a habit around here. Well, I'll see what's in the old cash box here. (Opens the cashbox, and moths fly out) ...Three moths and a washer. Well, that's more than we usually have.

— The Muppet Show

Dob: We've taken a lot from this world, it's time we put something back.
Egbert: You put it back in the lake every single time we take anything!

— Oxventure

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