Cost-conscious Fashionista Prints

"Classic ballcap $79.95. White, black, red or blue. Adjustable. One size fits all."

"This is of course a totally fake fur coat and ten thousand dollars is a lot of money, but quality and political correctness cost!"

'It's rather unorthodox, but it appears the deposit refund on the empties will cover your first interest payment.'

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

'We are entering an era of thrift, so in place of champagne and canapes, there will be a jumble sale.'

Sale.

'We don't know what it is but it was in the sale so we thought we'd better get one before they sold out.'

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

'It makes conferences so much cheaper, no travel costs and we only need to buy our own drinks!'

Man with dollar sign on his t-shirt.

The Walk of Shame

'I received your list of the type of company car you'd like to receive. The Maserati, Ferrari, Porche and Viper isn't possible, but there is a 1978 Pinto with your name written all over it.'

'It's just full of dirty laundry but it makes me feel much more hip.'

"Got any cards saying friendship is priceless under 5 bucks?"

Crisis Buzz.

"For Pete's sake, Helen, will you break down and buy a hair dryer!"

"We've been milked all day at the office. Now we girls deserve a little R&R."

Electricity Bills

"No one can afford to eat us anymore."

'Ridiculously Expensive Coffee.'

"You've got two more things to worry about now. You're mad and I'm expensive."

"The valuation of my business includes its goodwill."

Bad times for retirees.

'I knew it was going to cost me when I noticed the mahogany tongue depressor'

Where Mom used to take you.

Low income vampires.

Budget cure

'If the 750ml and th 375ml of the '82 Beaumont are too pricey, how about their Merlot-scented auto air freshener? -- Only 99 cents.'

Stay at home

Affordable housing

School Supplies and Small Loans.

Thrift: bathe fully dressed and wash your clothes at the same time

"I agree, it fits perfectly...but not my budget!"

'Jim gets a powerful charge from electric cars but always gets burned by the sticker shock.'

A Room (with adequate light and ventilation, no psychotic neighbors, near a grocery store, in a halfway-decent building in an O.K. neighborhood [not Queens, please God] for under $2000 a month) of One's Own