Budgeting Wizard With A Twist Gifts

'Due to budget cutbacks on the picnic committee, I've downgraded the foie gras from triple A to AA+.'

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

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

"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!'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"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."

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

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

Investing your savings

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

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

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

"We balanced our budget this month!"

"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.

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

'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!'

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

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

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

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

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

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

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

'Wow, my own desk!'

'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.'