Cost-saving Enthusiasts Gifts

Children are pulled in cart privided by the school contingency fuel fund.

No, I didn't know they were going to cut the office furniture budget in half.

'Office' block tightening it's belt

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

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

A Quiet Rebuke.

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

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

'And I want that end table for $40...' When bargain hunters crack.

'Looks like we'll have to break into the piggy bank to find our endowment funding.'

'Let's go home and come back next year. It's Ground Hog Deficit!'

Online Shopping.

DIY marriage counseling.

'They never quite finished it - it was probably over budget.'

Piggy Bank Coin I.V.

'Phone for help? Are you mad? Have you any idea how much it costs to use a mobile abroad?'

"Can you check inside it for me, Mister?"

The spend is high

"Do you know that we saved a ton of money on legal fees by being more ethical?"

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

ABC. Uh-oh, here comes the penalty for early withdrawal.

"I'm afraid your allowance didn't survive the latest round of budget cuts."

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

"As company chairman I'd like to thank you all for participating in the evenings entertainment and saving me �4000."

Family planning - 'I was thinking something low maintenance.'

"They weren't doing a two for one on moisturisers, low fat yogurt or muesli then!!"

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

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

"Could you hold off clipping your coupons until I've finished reading the paper?"

"There is such a thing as a free lunch-it just tastes bad."

"So you want to hide it from other squirrels by presented to deposit it in savings, then taking it back and putting it in a secret account?"

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

How to do without

'We'd like to default on the bill.'

Bargains