Budgeting Jester Mugs

'I've just had a terrible nightmare that we were living sensibly, within our budget!'

'I realize it's not much of a war, but it's all we can afford right now.'

"The 2.3 billion dollar item, is that before or after the manufacturer's rebate?"

Financial Advisor. How do you meet expenses? WHAM!

"Great, I just made my last mortgage payment!"

"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!"

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

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

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

'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."

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

"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

"How is the budget forecast looking?"

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

Investing your savings

"Everything's gone up."

"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?"

'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!'

'As part of our alternative budget management strategy we've got Tim on 'Hail Marys' in here and Geoff sacrificing a goat to Woden next door!'

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

"This guy might like fiddling with numbers, Dad – but is he any good at sums?"

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

"The good news is that profits are up 76%. . . The BAD news is that costs are up 83%."

'I couldn't imagine bringing a child into the current fiscal-cliffy world.'

Blowing dust off an order book.

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

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

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

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