Budgeting Whizzes Pillows

Easy Budget Terms Are Not That Easy.

"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!"

'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

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

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

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."

"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!'

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

Blowing dust off an order book.

'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.'

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

"So, the bills still aren't paid? You've never been good at money management."

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

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

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

'We've gone over your budget very carefully, Mr Thorne. Unfortunately the network does not sell 7-second spots.'

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

"Gee, Dave, a proposal to balance the budget wasn't really what I was expecting."

"His department suffered the death of a thousand cuts."

'With the economy the way it is, I'm going to have to let one of you go.'

"The school construction budget is so small we can't even afford to build a snowman."

Financial Execution