Budget Gurus Pillows

Freshers' week societies - 'Debt', 'Poverty' and 'No Money'.

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

"You're a fine one to talk about my spending!"

"Your expense account ain't what it used to be. There's not enough money on your card to cover the $5.35."

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

Investing your savings

'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!'

'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?"

Blowing dust off an order book.

"Alright, alright! I'll stop buying the cheap stuff, OK?"

'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).

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

"No, unfortunately I won't be raising your debt ceiling."

Overdraft limit.

Small Businesses Go Under.

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

'What if we televise government budget hearings and make them pay-per-view?'

"Gee, Dave, a proposal to balance the budget wasn't really what I was expecting."

"His department suffered the death of a thousand cuts."

Budget Munchies

'This charge is for the office visit, this charge is for blood work, and this charge just about pays off the doc's school loan.'

"It's our latest targets...We have to do twice as much with half the stuff in a quarter of the time!"

'The diet books really worked for me...I bought so many I couldn't afford any food.'

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

'So, who's first?'

7.9% Fewer Drones

"Hello, Sally? I've decided not to go to the concert. . . my father said I'd have to use my own money!"

'Can I help? You bet your bottom dollar I can.'

'What happens when we run out of gas?!'

"With this app, I can track my savings. It counts cash, categorizes cash, and calculates cash interest."