Economically Aware Humor Enthusiasts Gifts

'We'll go to Santa's Grotto next year, after the recession.'

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

'Pretty strange term, market share, considering the whole object is not to.'

"L.L. Bean slippers... $25.00 Ambulance ride to hospital... $500.00 X-rays of spine... $350.00 Three refills of hydrocodone... priceless!"

Trickledown economics

Aliens - 'We heard stuff is cheap here.'

I think I can explain what happened to your investment, with the use of this simple chart.

'Nonsense, Harry, it's my treat. I'm filing for bankruptcy tomorrow.'

Office of economic forecasting.

"This town ain't big enough for the both of us and, even if it was, I doubt either of us could afford to buy a place here given the current sellers' market."

'Oh dear. I seem to have put the decimal point in the wrong place again.'

'Today the stock market closed early so money managers could take time to stop and smell the profits.'

'We buy and sell them.'

'It's the NEW Chinese Stock Market Report.'

Grand Opening and Closing Down Sale simultaneously occurring.

"That man's a legend in this office. He has 100% accuracy in predicting the past."

Inflating assets to get a loan. Too poor to pay taxes

'Consumer confidence is up.. in the 'Money in the mattress' sector.'

'He's known for his pessimistic prognostications on the stock market.'

'Someday, Son, all of this will be yo....!'

First Market Decline

Government Handouts.

Thanks to his stocks, Bob now lives in the middle of a great green garden outside the crowded city.

Leprechaun finds EU bail out at the end of a rainbow.

Office of Management & Budget. Now hiring: crowdfunding expert to reduce the U.S. budget deficit.

'Sorry about the mess -- I've been slashing the Federal budget.'

Bad case of credit crunch, I'm afraid, so we'll have to slowly introduce you to a diet of cash.

"Since it cost as much as our house, can we take out a mortgage instead of a loan?"

"These days, many people can only afford to drink from home."

'Our concept is simple. We intend to lose money on every sale but make it up on volume.'

"I'll begin today's proceedings by saying that we have enough food and water to last us until some sort of eventual turnaround."