Budgeting Wiz Mugs

'Generally, cost-cutting is a good thing. Specifically, too much of a good thing.'

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

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

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

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

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

"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

"At these tuition prices an acceptance letter is pretty much a denial."

Investing your savings

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

"We balanced our budget this month!"

"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?"

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!'

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

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

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

Blowing dust off an order book.

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

Keep the econoimy moving

'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.'

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

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

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

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

Small Businesses Go Under.

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

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