The context of the following conversation is Jan lost all of Kendall's money at the casino and they were already really low on money for rent.:
Jan says So ehm, ...I went to the Casino after work last night..
The friend responds Oh, no. I hoep you tell me that you gain some money, as we are tight?.
Jan responds Sorry, I lost it.....all of it. I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened..
The friend responds I know what happened. You gambled away all our money for the rent..
Jan responds I know and I'm sorry. Can we still afford rent this month?.
The friend responds Well, considering we were already low on rent BEFORE you went gambling... No, we can't!!! I'll have to ask my parents to borrow money again. Just great!!!.