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I know you're a starving writer, but is paper really that expensive?

"I need to see your budget proposal."

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

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

"I just..."

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

Unable to afford scaffolding, Dave ties plungers on his feet to get up a wall.

"This is the World Bank? Somehow, I had pictured it differently."

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

Smart card.

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

Economy.

'Looks like we'll have to break into the piggy bank to find our endowment funding.'

"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%."

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

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

'Surely you can manage on your salary!'

'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!'

"Hired! You're just what we need in our budget office!"

Economist!

Small Businesses Go Under.

'Our expenses have decreased 20 per cent since we started refilling our own ink jet cartridges.'

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

'Wait a minute....!

Budget Munchies

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

'I said we've got to lift up our numbers! I did not say to turn a loss of 150.000,- into a loss of 280.000,-!!'

Electricity Bills

"What I want from you, is a big budget event with a low budget, budget."

"I tried to hire a hamburger fry cook from a fast food joint for our cafeteria but he wouldn't take the cut in pay."