Budget Strategist Mugs

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

"We're going to spend £5M to put over the message that our product is so good it sells itself!"

'Budget cuts have forced NASA to find alternative training methods.'

Offshore Outsourcing

'Hey Ed! I found out why my prescription costs so much.'

Free long distance

'How else am I supposed to afford gas for my SUV?'

"Try to focus less on a cure and more on a treatment you can afford."

"It was the cheapest way for us to cover the potholes."

'Do you get an opportunity to do much military spending, General?'

'Have you seen this phone bill? Talk is not cheap.'

Desperate Councils resort to bizarre methods to raise funds.

"I can't believe the cost of fuel! I save gas by car pooling. I drove my car into a pool. Now I walk!"

"I need to prepare my defence against a strong takeover bid. My wife is going to ask for an increase in her housekeeping money."

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"Who's got the hammer?"

Where are they now?: Office of Management & Budget - Grumpy.

'You earned this corner office by cutting corners...'

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

"Our new information management system has just worked out where we wasted most money last year. . . It was on the new information management system."

Businessman sees door sign 'Department of Mismanagement and Overbudget'.

"You need to justify your own existence first."

'We're asking what america can do without to reduce the deficit...no, ma'ma! the Gop and Dems are not options!'

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

"Well the good news is that we did save a little money by not investing in cyber crime protection...."

"Hey, honey, the credit card company increased our debt... I mean our credit limit!"

'The deficit doesn't look nearly so bad now that we've switched to Arabic numerals.'

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

"What comes after zillion?"

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

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

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

Screwdriver labelled 'Buyer' and screw labelled 'seller'.

'We spend a lot, borrow a lot, tax a lot. It keeps things from getting boring.'