Budgeteer Extraordinaire Gifts

"This is Thompson, he has a black belt in budget control."

'Global Economy Crisis... What next?'

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"I can always tell when Philip is working on family finances. A 'cursor' appears on both sides of the computer screen."

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

"You're a fine one to talk about my spending!"

"You need to justify your own existence first."

George doesn't really like me using the credit card.

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"Your expense account ain't what it used to be. There's not enough money on your card to cover the $5.35."

"How is the budget forecast looking?"

Investing your savings

'Well I've finished the project on time and on budget!' 'Oh, that means I've given you too much time and too much money!'

'I wonder how the economy is doing.'

Blowing dust off an order book.

"Alright, alright! I'll stop buying the cheap stuff, OK?"

"I'll be there in three 'All Too Well's."

Excess Baggage: Sooner or later all those vacation bills come due.

'It's a type of credit card that self destructs when it reaches the limit I've set for you.'

'My husband thought he could save money by repairing it himself.'

"And the Lord said, 'You know, it takes a ton of money to run a place like this.'"

"No, unfortunately I won't be raising your debt ceiling."

"We're going to have to save some money...and one way is to rewrite the rules on expenses claim."

"His department suffered the death of a thousand cuts."

Homeless count.

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

'So, who's first?'

'He's put in a tender to run down public services.'

'We do a lot for the ecosystem.'

'The diet books really worked for me...I bought so many I couldn't afford any food.'

'The attack will have to wait until tomorrow Congressman. Today is furlough day. . .'

'This charge is for the office visit, this charge is for blood work, and this charge just about pays off the doc's school loan.'

What comes after a trillion

'We can't cut out the middle man. With the government in the picture now we are the middle man.'