Budgeter Extraordinaire Gifts

'New right wing panel, £450.'

Losing Money on Gas.

"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."

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."

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

"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!'

Blowing dust off an order book.

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

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

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

'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.'"

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

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

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

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

Homeless count.

What comes after a trillion

'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.'

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

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

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

'So, who's first?'

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

DIY Shelves

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