Childhood Banker Gifts

"Do you take Diners Club?"

SALE

'It's okay. We'll just push our retirement plan back a bit.'

MUM! No one wanted to buy my cowpats

'You always bring me the same thing every year, toys games sports equipment. I never get what I really want!' - 'What's that?' - 'Real estate!'

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

"Gee, thanks! What rate of interest does it pay?"

"So much for password protected."

"We've decided to diversify our funds on some candy!"

'He's so spoilt, he has his pocket money paid into a Swiss bank account.'

"We've got an application from a bank asking if we'd like to sponsor a branch."

'He's showing an interest in banking and finance.'

At The Clown Bank.

'This isn't the dollar I deposited!'

'I'd like to extend my overdraft...'

Stuff Broken

"Mom, I think I'm old enough to trade in my piggy bank for an ATM."

"It's important to learn numbers. Then you can have a pin number and get money from ATMs."

The boy who took his piggy bank to the drive thru bank

'Not a bad day. I started a phony company in computer lab, made a public stock offering over lunch hour and socked away fifteen million into an off-shore bank account before afternoon recess!'

'Your allowance has been wire transferred to your debit card.'

"Video game? No, I'm using the raise in my allowance to buy back stock."

"We fire pound coins at each other at high speeds and hope for the best ..."

Updated Classic: Treasury Island

'I'd like my pocket money in Euros this week,dad.'

'We don't need our own stand. Just have your mom buy all the lemons at the store so we've cornered the market and can name our price!'

"My school day was mixed. Big gains in history class, English was flat, math declined by a quarter-grade, and I took a pounding at recess."

"I'll be okay when I retire. I'm maxing out my 401(K), stepping up my IRA contributions, and three times a year I bury two duffle bags filled with unmarked bills in my backyard."

"But Mummy, you told me that the money in my piggy bank was disposable income!"

First savings & bone.

'He's learning how to maintain a bank account.'

"If you start saving money now, you'll be able to borrow more later."