Cost-cutting Aficionado Gifts

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

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

'Office' block tightening it's belt

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

When Tia Carmen says... "I got it for a very good price!" it means...she stopped at a garage sale on the way home.

'According to the budget, we'll have to count on body heat to keep the offices warm.'

"Post Covid it was clear that the old 9-5 was no longer viable, our industry lends itself to home working."

"Turns that out! - We're supposed to be saving energy!!"

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

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

'We'll see significant savings in health care costs with our new in-house operations.'

Janet always was ahead of the curve...she outsourced herself.

'If I'm going to do an effective job of reducing costs, I'm going to need a bigger budget.'

'The attack will have to wait until tomorrow Congressman. Today is furlough day. . .'

"We're streamlining efficiency by cutting the staff who we employed to improve efficiency."

"I pronounce you guilty as charged and wife."

"I've been told to go through all our expenses...cut out any fat, get rid of any costly perks!"

'And finally, there's option three, a classic business model that would reduce our marketing, supply-chain and production expenses by 85 percent!' '

Desk bins: Errors of Commission/ Errors of Omission/ Innovative Combinations of Both

'I've just thought of a way to save the company £1800 a month.'

'I know the marketing budget is stretched...but I still think we need professional models!'

How to do without

'What's the smallest budget you can manage on?'

'I really lose patience with people who moan all the time about their supposed 'workloads'.'

'I hear your fees are very reasonable.'

"This wasn't the kind of budget cuts I had in mind."

"One day this will all be outsourced."

'I need $50.' - '$40? What do you need $30 for?'

"The good news is we're going paperless. The bad news is it's the employee's bathrooms."

'It says take all this medication - if you can afford it.'

Low oil prices.