Budget Optimizer Gifts

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

'And I've been able to save the taxpayers' money by getting my political spin from cheaper sources overseas.'

Miss Pike, send a memo to all members of staff.....Economies must be made.'

Santa's budget reform...

"What do you mean, you want more per diem? You can get a burger or 2 tacos for 99 cents!"

"I just think the government would save a lot of money if they livestreamed school."

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

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

Gerry, there are more accurate ways of balancing the petty cash.

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

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

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

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

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

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

"We balanced our budget this month!"

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

Once again overbudget and past dealine, the predatory boa constractor adroitly squeezes the life from its victim's wallet.

'We grow our food, have solar energy, use bikes instead of car...now if we could only stop buying knickknacks!'

Keep the econoimy moving

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

You can't fool all of the people all of the time, especially with our advertising budget.

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

'Every year local authorities whinge on about needing more money to maintain services.'

'The sick economy isn't why J.B.has cut back on spending. He always was a tightwad.'

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

'Wow, my own desk!'

Stephen King's latest horror novel: 'Healthcare reform debate'

'It may seem we're sinking deeper into debt, but really we're just experiencing a quarter of negative growth.'

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

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

'With the economy the way it is, I'm going to have to let one of you go.'

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

'It's a relatively simple operation...first, we take out your wallet...'

Serious bummer! The bank says I'm overdrawn.