Budget-conscious Families Gifts

"It's time to go home and put our parents into a panic over the upcoming back to school shopping season..."

"These are the principal qualities we're looking for in our new recruits."

Credit Crunch Corn Flakes.

'So far, all I can tell you for sure is how much I've charged you.'

"Just think how much we could save if we switched the heating off altogether."

Garage Music

"It would be better with a protein, but add-ons are so expensive."

Quicksand Swamp - Cheap Burial Plots.

"No one can afford to eat us anymore."

"We're callin' 'im Bill, coz he came at the end of the month"

'Before we unload him, he'd like a written price support.'

'It's the only way I can afford this place.'

"This is a third-year medical student. To cut costs, your insurance company dismissed the surgeon."

"... And how are you enjoying the cheapest bottle of wine on the menu?"

Take one Per Day as Affordable.

Low income vampires.

"Why doesn't the budget ax ever fall in the produce department?"

'If the 750ml and th 375ml of the '82 Beaumont are too pricey, how about their Merlot-scented auto air freshener? -- Only 99 cents.'

Rx. Warning: May cause sudden loss of income.

Sam's Nation Building

Affordable housing

'All I said was,two could live as cheaply as one until you gave up dieting.'

"I checked out how much it would be for hockey, and guess what? The kids are playing pickleball this year!"

Back to school expenses.

Senior Brand Name Medicine Cabinet

"Natasha cuts diagnosis costs."

'Computer Prices' blowing away you money

'I'm sorry, but all we have in your price range are a few bales of hay.'

"If this is a bit beyond your budget then I've got a shoebox coming available next week!"

"THREE quid for a romantic verse? Don't you have any snappy one liners for 50p.?"

Wine Prices

Basic Shelter.

'The armed forces are having to respond to new kinds of threat.'

One upside-down tomato planter. I can't wait for juicy, free tomatoes. It's $23.37 with tax. Not bad for homegrown tomahtas. Plus $8 for potting soil, $15 for the hanger, $11 for organic fertilizer, $16 � Hey! � Where are you going? To the "Pick and Save" market.

It's been hard to find silver linings in this situation but I was able to buy this boat when my daughter had to switch from a huge to a tiny wedding.