Budget Guardian Mugs

'It's cheaper than gas.'

Old Mother Cupboard in Minnesota.

Cashpoint machine laughs at customer.

Electricity prices

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

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

'I suppose we've got to keep a sense of perspective. The Greeks waste our money, the French merely spend it.'

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

'According to the budget, we'll have to count on body heat to keep the offices warm.'

Piggy bank #5: carrying (colour).

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

Budget

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

Preliminary Price Tag: $5,000,000,000

"Defense budget... Do you have any idea how much catnip $700 billion would buy?"

'The scariest story I know is escalating health care costs.'

'We grow our food, have solar energy, use bikes instead of car...now if we could only stop buying knickknacks!'

"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%."

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

Benefit mistakes cost one billion a year. Well in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct,they just weren't in the right order.

'Our new simplified energy bills just have a few options starting with 'Grossly inflated' and progressing to the premium 'Bloodsucker' package. . .'

Where tax money goes...

Company profit making scheme - Jenkins, you owe us £327.95.

'If only you could do this with a cow once in a week, we'd save a lot of money for the food delivery service, Rupert!'

Small Businesses Go Under.

". . . We're being sucked into the UK national debt!"

'Aluminum siding will be used to cut costs in restoration at the U.S. Capitol.'

'We've completed the spending review and there won't be any.'

'I believe the use of elastic- bands is down to the new government defence cut-backs!'

'We'd like to have a look at the decimation of public services in the area.'

Poor & Elderly Carry The Load Of The Iraq War.

'This was a nice quiet corner before those austerity measures kicked in.'