Budget-savvy Watcher Gifts

'His favorite show is the one about saving money by switching insurance.'

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

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

"He doesn't fiscally stimulate me anymore."

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

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

"No one can afford to eat us anymore."

'You're clearly not well, just keep taking these until we run out of them.'

'I want you stop referring to our grant as 'The Big Dipper.''

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

Percentage Lifetime Income.

'He joined the party in support of the police cuts.'

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

"Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, Gramm, Rudman, Hollings..."

'Haven't they ever heard of walls around here?'

Low income vampires.

'If the 750ml and th 375ml of the '82 Beaumont are too pricey, how about their Merlot-scented auto air freshener? -- Only 99 cents.'

Rx. Warning: May cause sudden loss of income.

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

Affordable housing

"Wow, they want $10,000!"

BBC repeats are for life not just Christmas.

"Once upon a time there was a thing called social security..."

A Room (with adequate light and ventilation, no psychotic neighbors, near a grocery store, in a halfway-decent building in an O.K. neighborhood [not Queens, please God] for under $2000 a month) of One's Own

'Computer Prices' blowing away you money

'Hope that Medicare will kick in to help with my developing headache pain!'

"Natasha cuts diagnosis costs."

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

"Our goal is to make prices so low that even our employees could shop here."

'Honesty is the best policy since I can't afford a slick lawyer.'

'Sorry we've run out of money for meds but I can offer you this fantastic free mug and fridge magnet with our new logo.'

'The bad news is that we've had to inform clients of drastic cuts to services...We managed to do it in 17 languages!'

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