Budget Explorer Gifts

Wine Prices

'On his salary, Porter couldn't afford much of a vacation, so he's visiting exotic websites.'

'This is the last time I sign up for your economy elephant hunt!'

Beefsteak travel, hamburger budget.

Holiday 2009.

'The wife and I are planning to look at pictures of Vegas online for our vacation this year. How about you and your family?'

'It's all the blind I could afford.'

'I believe you did opt for our budget, no frills, no luggage booking.'

'Our financial adviser urges us to take a hiking vacation this summer.'

"This is a bend and breakfast. You sleep on a cafeteria table."

Excess Baggage: Fans of 'Deregulation' and the 'Free Market' probably have not had to buy a plane ticket recently.

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

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

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

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

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

'Wow, my own desk!'

Small Businesses Go Under.

'We do have a property in your price range, but we need a time machine to go back and visit it!'

Sales - We could try a 'free offer' but it would cost us.

Bookkeeping Club

'The legislation HR2109 would increase state aid to education. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for you.'

'I want you stop referring to our grant as 'The Big Dipper.''

Serious bummer! The bank says I'm overdrawn.

"The company must save money. That's why we've got to be easy on the carpet."

7.9% Fewer Drones

Budget Munchies

'Good news I'm ten percent under budget.'

Number 2 in a series of unlikely events: "There's more money in the budget than we know what to do with so you don't need to ask me every time you just need to spend a few hundred quid."

Percentage Lifetime Income.

'He joined the party in support of the police cuts.'

Test: Guess who will suffer the most to reduce the deficit?

'He has no romance. For special occasions, he gives me a coupon for a card and chocolates that will be 50% off the next day.'