Budget-savvy Family Mugs

"Why doesn't the budget ax ever fall in the produce department?"

"Just think how much we could save if we switched the heating off altogether."

"We're callin' 'im Bill, coz he came at the end of the month"

'I could only afford a Yo.'

Husband dismayed to get cold mutton for dinner again. Wife comments that someone must be economical on the housekeeping money she is given.

"... And how are you enjoying the cheapest bottle of wine on the menu?"

"This is a third-year medical student. To cut costs, your insurance company dismissed the surgeon."

"Wow, they want $10,000!"

Sam's Nation Building

'All I said was,two could live as cheaply as one until you gave up dieting.'

"I checked out how much it would be for hockey, and guess what? The kids are playing pickleball this year!"

"We put you through day-care. You're on your own now."

Back to school expenses.

"If this is a bit beyond your budget then I've got a shoebox coming available next week!"

'I'd like to stay and watch. It usually cuts the bill by 30%.'

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce parenting fees.'

"Yes, we have three children. Their names are time guzzler, career killer, and cost factor."

"Papi, do we have enough net financial assets to meet essential living expenses for nine months if our source of income disappears?"

Senior Brand Name Medicine Cabinet

Back pain - Back to school.

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce no-frills parenting.'

Baby buying shares

'Hunting and gathering together saved our marriage, but the cost of daycare is killing us!'

'I can tell when we're in a recession - my allowance gets cut.'

The cost of Halloween.

"Get used to it...I think we're going to be eating them for a while yet..."

'The armed forces are having to respond to new kinds of threat.'

"To cut own on heating costs, we should consider house pooling."

'Of course, for the compact budget we offer the Shelterette Programme.'

'Bring me a nice bottle of something that'll impress the lady, for under a fiver.'

Vulture oil inc.

Your last chance to afford petrol.

"I don't want to do something fun for free, I want to do something fun we pay for."

"Remember you did say we have all got to tighten our belts."