Experiencing A Financial Downturn Gifts

'We don't have a mission statement. We have a survival plan.'

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

Peter

Wanna talk about it?

'That's where they keep all the money I don't have anymore.'

'How long's he been out there?'

'Having the money tree has really helped out.'

'I have good news and bad news. The good news is that you're going to get to relive the thrill of building your company up from nothing!'

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

Didn't know as much about the market as I thought I did.

'We may be bankrupt, but we're not broke.'

Easy Budget Terms Are Not That Easy.

"Okay, the market took a dive. No reason to panic, Mr. Spielman."

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

"Right, all those in favour of a car boot sale."

'And here is the effect spiraling energy costs, reduced consumer confidence and limited access to credit is having on our company.'

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

Remember you predicted some 'difficulties' with my bank?

No Money

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

Financial life preserver

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."

"Unfortunately, my holding on to tech-stocks was faith-based."

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

Sign says: 'Please Help. Downshifting'

Stress.

Business jargon : 'significant negative growth' translated into : 'we are dead broke !'

Cadbury's "Recession" - Brown Ale Chocolates

'Probably we will meet more often these days. Due to the crisis I am working overtime.'

'I need something to wear to a bankruptcy hearing.'

'We can't afford to be middle class anymore.'

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

"When we got married, you said we'd be in the lap of luxury...but here we are, in the butt of bankruptcy!"