Budgeting Whizz Mugs

'Looks like it's time to back up the truck - the garbage truck, that is.'

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

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

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.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

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

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

Investing your savings

"We balanced our budget this month!"

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

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

'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.

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

'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.'

You can't fool all of the people all of the time, especially with our advertising budget.

'My husband thought he could save money by repairing it himself.'

"I hate check writing, but, hey, it pays the bills."

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

'Wow, my own desk!'

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

Rare Medical Conditions - The compulsive desire to work out restaurant bills correctly

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

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

"No, unfortunately I won't be raising your debt ceiling."