Coping With Economic Hardship T-Shirts

'Those were years of such ambitious plans ... before the money ran out.'

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

"Cheer up, Simon. . . I'm always here for you!"

Man on a unicycle trying to guard credit from nasty 'Bankruptcy'.

"Well, my paycheck barely pays the bills, I might need a second job, my wife is on my case, and my dad's in the hospital."

Sales

'Oh no! We're in negative equity.'

In Case of Emergency - Break Glass and take a BIG SWIG!

We Are All in This Together. But Some of Us Are More in It Than Others.

It says, "In lieu of gifts, please consider a donation to the automaker of your choice." Invite!

"Generation X, Y or Z? No idea. My brat is Generation SLSLWMAF - Stinkin' Lazy, Still Living with Mom at Forty."

'I'm going to have to let you go.'

"Since they graduated, have any of your children moved back in with you?"

'Sorry, I don't do bailouts.'

'Our vows didn't say anything about hedge fund mis-management!'

"Homeowner please help."

By camouflaging himself, Ed was able to avoid being a victim of the company's massive layoffs.

'Lost my shirt in the market ! Kept some dignity with hat & tie.'

'I'm a redundant bank teller.'

'She is waiting to be recovered, but financially.'

"Armstrong, you're the cheapest cheapskate on earth." "Not yet, but a man can dream." "This toothache is killing me but I have no money and no insurance. Do you know where I can find a really cheap dentist?" "Of course. I can give you my guy's name. He works for peanuts." "I’ll get a pen." "You’ll also need a passport and lots of penicillin."

Panhandling Pennybags

"Remember, son, what doesn't kill you, makes you poorer."

"We can't afford to go on holiday, and we can't afford to stay at home either."

"The Bank has returned the rent cheque marked 'Insufficient funds', but it doesn't say whether that's them or us!"

'Listen... that sound... we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.'

"It's a 'Thank you' email, my small business is going under but chuck, Nancy. . ."

Out of work baker - I knead your dough

'Former stockbroker, took my own advice. Please help!'

"They've been hard times, Al, but they've been fun times, too."

"My wife thinks I'm out looking for a job..."

"I've decided to move back in with my parents."

"Married a local musician"

'Just exactly how bad is our cash flow problem?'