Budgeting Beast T-Shirts

'Am I growing old or does it get harder every day to make ends crumbs'

"We were able to retire 6 years early by canceling cable & eliminating anything fun."

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"I'm glad they want comedy... the budget is a joke."

"Seriously, you can't balance the budget with cushion change."

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

"What comes after zillion?"

'Thank you, Leo. Nothing like a roar to get us going in the morning.'

'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!'

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

'And finally, a steady decline in earnings has forced us to trim the presentations budget.'

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

City Centre Development - "...We've spent all the money on the model."

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

"The Treasury is fairly sure that the figures in the budget are correct, they might just not be in the right order!"

'So the prince and princess lowered their expectations became savvy consumers, then they lived reasonably contented forever after.'

'We've gone over your budget very carefully, Mr Thorne. Unfortunately the network does not sell 7-second spots.'

"So, the bills still aren't paid? You've never been good at money management."

"Well it looks like we're all here."

'I don't think we can justify employing a gardener.'

'It says take all your medication - if you can afford it.'

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

Squeezing a tight budget...

"The school construction budget is so small we can't even afford to build a snowman."

"He can afford a bigger cage. His old tax forms line the bottom."

'I grow all our tomatoes. I grow all our spinach. All you do is complain about the cost of my twice weekly manicures.'

Financial Execution

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

Gentleman, things are worse than we thought.

"With the rises in fuel, food and mortgage I'm going to have to put in some overtime."

-"Why bother to budget?" -"So we can worry BEFORE we spend our money as well as AFTER we spend our money."

"We can probably just about afford to run the pilot-light."

"How much do you need?"

Because of our tightening budget, I had to turn off the lights at the end of the tunnel.