貧乏暇なし
びんぼひまなし
Literally: poverty free time lacks
Better: poverty has no free time, poor people have no free time

generally used as a self-deprecating gesture
I'm poor, so I have no free time

(and my friend points out that there is a certain element of pride there, too. I'm so busy -- and undervalued -- that I have no free time)

So... 貧乏暇なし gotta

Just considering some of the odds and ends about New Year's in Japan. This is the holiday, more than Christmas, even though the merchants love Christmas -- lots of lights, decorations, and all that. Still, the real holiday is New Year's day -- or even New Year's eve.
( Details for the curious )