Budget Brainstormer Gifts

"Our bills are getting too high."

US Economic Plan.

How the deficit got so big...

"To save money, 5 employees will share the same computer. I got the idea while I was carpooling."

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

Gerry, there are more accurate ways of balancing the petty cash.

'I had a thought. Let's scrap everything and start a new fiscal year right now.'

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

'What's the smallest budget you can manage on?' 'The most you can give me!'

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"At these tuition prices an acceptance letter is pretty much a denial."

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% budget allocation."

"We balanced our budget this month!"

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

"Seriously, you can't balance the budget with cushion change."

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

"What comes after zillion?"

Once again overbudget and past dealine, the predatory boa constractor adroitly squeezes the life from its victim's wallet.

'Well I've finished the project on time and on budget!' 'Oh, that means I've given you too much time and too much money!'

Keep the econoimy moving

'I couldn't imagine bringing a child into the current fiscal-cliffy world.'

"This guy might like fiddling with numbers, Dad – but is he any good at sums?"

"The good news is that profits are up 76%. . . The BAD news is that costs are up 83%."

"Well you said you wanted a simple, cheap solution!" (IT Solutions).

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

'And finally, a steady decline in earnings has forced us to trim the presentations budget.'

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

"I hate check writing, but, hey, it pays the bills."

You can't fool all of the people all of the time, especially with our advertising budget.

'The sick economy isn't why J.B.has cut back on spending. He always was a tightwad.'

"The Treasury is fairly sure that the figures in the budget are correct, they might just not be in the right order!"

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.