Budget-savvy Genius Gifts

"Papi, how come we don't live in a mansion?"

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

"We only got six days of funding."

"These are the principal qualities we're looking for in our new recruits."

"He doesn't fiscally stimulate me anymore."

"We didn’t have enough in the budget to replace you with a real robot."

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

'So far, all I can tell you for sure is how much I've charged you.'

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

I get my ideas on sale...

'Before we unload him, he'd like a written price support.'

'To save money, Bob started making his own wine. This Chablis, for example, only cost him $329 a bottle.'

U.S. Department of Deficit Spending

"Sergio, we don't have to spend so much money on health insurance."

Budget Opticians.

When they said that current economic problems may need to a need for more self-reliance I think they were talking about DIY...

"If this doesn't work I'll turn on the heat."

'Private schools are really expensive these days - Why don't you home-school him?'

'You never see one that says save some income.'

"Natasha cuts diagnosis costs."

"Is the drug that you are prescribing available as a generic, so I can save some money, or at the very least, available from a pharmaceutical company that I own shares in, so that I can make some money?"

Congressional vote.

"Please tell me it's a local call..."

The cost of Halloween.

'We only want small portions. I'm counting my calories and he's counting his pennies.'

'Well, Mom - it's about that time when you drive us to school again...'

"Our water bill is sky high. You've got to start taking shorter showers."

"We could save a lot if we move the wedding to the front yard and document it with the doorbell camera."

"Let's talk about how we're not all going to buy anything this fall."

'If people are supposed to live within their means, why are there such things as overdrafts?'

"Our boycotts are saving us a ton of money."

Proletariat Steak

"Budget cuts mean that we've had to sell the atomic force microscope."

'We've had to lay off most of the nurses to pay for the locums...'

"We're a day late and four hundred million dollars short."