be in straitened circumstances; be at the end of one's tether; be hard up; be unable to cope with a situation; not to have enough money to cover the expenses; unable to tackle one problem without aggravating another
Don'tcarrya handbag and a briefcase and coat and umbrella and things like that, otherwiseyou'lllookcluttered, you'll look flustered and you'll look out of control.