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

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

Gerry, there are more accurate ways of balancing the petty cash.

'Going...Going...Gone! Sold to the lady with more money than sense.'

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

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

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

Fuel bill gone through the roof

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

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

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

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

Investing your savings

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

"We balanced our budget this month!"

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

"What comes after zillion?"

Once again overbudget and past dealine, the predatory boa constractor adroitly squeezes the life from its victim's wallet.

'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.

'We're cutting back on our legal expenses and going with the violence instead.'

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

'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!'

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

'Uh oh. I can see another few hundred will be added to your bid.'

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

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

'The sick economy isn't why J.B.has cut back on spending. He always was a tightwad.'

Oil shock.