Budgeting Whiz Gifts

'Oops! My mistake. That was the yearly budget estimate, not the monthly estimate.'

"Darling, who shall we leave our debts to?"

'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!'

'They're the only way I can afford the line rental.'

"I agree, it fits perfectly...but not my budget!"

Minnesota Classroom.

"It's back, sir! Consumer confidence is back!"

We just buy one gallon of whole milk - only the very rich can afford to buy 50 gallons of 2%.

'Can I help? You bet your bottom dollar I can.'

'I have reached my fiscal cliff.'

'It's easy to be thrifty, if you're broke.'

'The loan is good for our health. Thanks to the payments, we can't afford smoking and drinking anymore and we can buy meat only once a month.'

'I've pumped them up to meet Government inflatory targets.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"We've pretty much maxed out our operating efficiencies. How about a bake sale?".

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

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

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

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

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

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

'What's the smallest budget you can manage on?' 'The most you can give me!'

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

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

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

Investing your savings

"This is the World Bank? Somehow, I had pictured it differently."

"We balanced our budget this month!"

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

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

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

"What comes after zillion?"

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

Blowing dust off an order book.

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