Budget Masters Gifts

'My salary just doesn't go as far as it used to. Two blocks and it's gone.'

"I need to see your budget proposal."

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

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

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

'The good news is we've finally turned the corner. The bad news is, no government bailout.'

'Bearing in mind I'm a man of few words - how much?'

Smart card.

"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

Economy.

'I wonder how the economy is doing.'

'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?"

City Finance Dept: My Way/The Highway

"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.'

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

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

'Henry, I'm here to trim back your budget.'

Overdraft limit.

Small Businesses Go Under.

Economist!

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

'Surely you can manage on your salary!'

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

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

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

"This is Thompson, he has a black belt in budget control."

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

'Wait a minute....!

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

"I think it's time we cashed in our spare change. We could probably pay off our house."