Budget Magicians Mugs

'Don't spend £4.00 to dry clean a shirt. Donate it to the Salvation Army instead. They'll clean it and put it on a hanger. Next morning buy it back for £1.50!'

"I need to see your budget proposal."

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

"I'm glad they want comedy... the budget is a joke."

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."

Smart card.

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

Economy.

"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.

Overdraft limit.

Small Businesses Go Under.

'Surely you can manage on your salary!'

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

Economist!

'Wow, my own desk!'

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

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

I've managed to get your tax bill down to zero, this year ... however, my bill is $10 million.

Fire in the global economy.

"As company chairman I'd like to thank you all for participating in the evenings entertainment and saving me �4000."

'The popularity polls love what you've done with the budget deficit....moving the decimal one point to the left.'

Serious bummer! The bank says I'm overdrawn.

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

Budget Munchies

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

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

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

'I usually take my new clients to nicer places. But my expense account isn't what it used to be.'