Not depressing at all, finding fun ways to be broke with friends is just kinda part of the college experience if you aren't a trust fund dipshit. We had a hilariously bad Christmas spread of discount college town pizza (think little caesars but even greasier but the $/calorie value was phenomenal) complete with 30pks of keystone/natty light my freshman year. Despite the horrific quality of the food, none of us were hams and I'm guessing this goes for your group too.