Budgeting Skeptic Gifts

How America Was Re-Won

'Why can't we ever live within your income?'

Easy Budget Terms Are Not That Easy

'Sorry guys... budget cuts !'

"Defense budget... Do you have any idea how much catnip $700 billion would buy?"

Footing The Bill

NHS notice - This is a bring your own bed hospital

'I want you stop referring to our grant as 'The Big Dipper.''

"Well, if there is life on Mars, how come they haven't asked us for money?"

Med. Soc Sec. Can we agree on anything to reduce the deficit other than a bake sale?

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

"We’ve been told to cut the drugs budget so in future Louella here will be chanting away your pain."

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

'Six hundred dollars! That's ridiculous! I could buy a new driver with that kind of money!'

I used to live payday to payday, now I live payday to three days till payday.

'We didn't make out so well in the last round of budget cuts.'

"I know it's not an antique but it will be when I've finished paying for it."

Cost of the military.

'I warned you, Dr. Jekyll. It was a bad idea to give an additional credit card to Mr. Hyde.'

'Maybe so, sir, but our motto is, 'A penny saved is a lot of trouble for nothing.''

Money falling down a black hole

'Sorry Santa we're over budget for 'meeting the dreams of young children' and we won't have funds for 'screams of delight' until 2016 at the earliest.'

Research For Money

Politicians and Budget Cuts.

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

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

'I put money in the stock market and now I don't have any to put in the supermarket.'

'Ugh! Savings sprees are so dull.'

"And Boris caims all his spending plans will be financed by winnings on investing £1000 a week in Eurolottery tickets..."

Look thru the hole to see budget savings: 'I don't see anything in there...'

Benefit mistakes cost £one billion a year... Well, in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct, they just weren't in the right order.

'There's no money to provide 'Care in the Community'...but we have just enough to move him into the carpark!'

'We have to make massive cuts so we can reduce debt.... which will cut into growth which is needed so we can make massive cuts...'

Road to nowhere, made possible by surplus highway funds.

"I'm telling you, we already cut the fat."