I feel ya. I haven't been able to drop hardly any cash on gaming. I have a few preorders set up... but not sure I can afford that SHMUP from Play Asia in July or w/e. I have to be really careful with my budget until I get in the swing of paying a mortgage.
Yeah, I think that'd definitely require some adjustment. Just wait 'til tax time comes - I've seen what my Mom pays, and I'm always like O.O
In my case, I mostly got knocked down hard by my motherboard shipping during the worst possible time (backorder for like a month and a half, argh), then getting sick about a week later, and having to take time off of work. We don't get sick pay, and so my check that week was literally $156... and bills were also all due around that time. Still haven't fully gotten things back to normal either, since silly things like groceries keep getting in the way, and now that I'm riiight on the edge of getting it all built back up, bills are coming due again. Hooray!
When I told my roommate where my finances were at, he goes, "Jesus, really? I don't think you've been that low since... uh, well, since I've known you."
Sometimes, being a grown-up really sucks.