1) Badly needing money 2) Broke 3) Broke and was bound up 4) Dead broke 5) Hard up for dough 6) Hard up, slang 7) In dire need of funds 8) In need of funds 9) Needy 10) Penniless 11) Pressed for cash 12) Short of cash 13) Short of shekels 14) Short on cash 15) Short on dough 16) Short on funds 17) Short on shekels Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/strapped