Budget Keeper Mugs

Go figure, thought Ralph. $10 for a live hamster, and $150 for a dead one.

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

'The meek shall inherit the debt. The rich shall inherit the loopholes.'

"I need to see your budget proposal."

"Your wonderful daughter and I would like to become engaged in F.Y. '97, married in F.Y. '98, and if the numbers look good, start a family in F.Y. '99."

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'Can we afford you to save us money by repairing the car yourself...?'

"Microwave to replace gas or oil central heating?" "Yes. Think how cheap it is to microwave a cup of tea!"

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

"I can always tell when Philip is working on family finances. A 'cursor' appears on both sides of the computer screen."

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

'There will be no raises this year since the state now has a lottery.'

"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.'

"You need to justify your own existence first."

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

"At these tuition prices an acceptance letter is pretty much a denial."

Expenses/Income. "Our only problem is working out how to switch these."

"How is the budget forecast looking?"

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% budget allocation."

'It's cheaper than gas.'

'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.

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

'Sorry, that was before the fed raised the interest rates.'

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

Your energy bill is enclosed. You might want to sit down.

State Budget.

Smart card.

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

"What comes after zillion?"

And this is a little ditty I wrote called 'the third quarters profit and loss account' ...Colin often wished that he'd followed his first love and taken up a career as a musician

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

Economy.