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I'm stony broke myself.","After paying rent, I'm always stony broke until payday.","After the expensive holiday, they found themselves stony broke.","They went on such an expensive holiday that they came back stony broke.","He was stony broke until his first paycheck from the new job arrived.","He's been stony broke ever since he lost his job.","By the end of every term, most of the students were stony broke.","If I buy that new car, I'll be stony broke for months.","How are you planning to pay the rent if you're stony broke?","Many students find themselves stony broke by the end of the semester.","She pretended to be wealthy, but in reality, she was stony broke.","Don't expect me to lend you money; I'm utterly stony broke myself.","If this investment fails, we'll be stony broke.","She was stony broke after investing all her savings in a failed business.","He gambled away his savings and ended up stony broke.","We decided to stay home this weekend because we're stony broke.","I remember a time when we were so stony broke we couldn't afford to heat the house.","Despite his extravagant lifestyle, he often found himself stony broke.","Don't ask him for a loan; 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