Facing Economic Hardship Mugs

Pawn Shop: See us at your next inconvenience.

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

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

Peter

Vulture sitting over a plummeting graph.

"Well, my paycheck barely pays the bills, I might need a second job, my wife is on my case, and my dad's in the hospital."

Sales

'Oh no! We're in negative equity.'

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

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

It says, "In lieu of gifts, please consider a donation to the automaker of your choice." Invite!

We Are All in This Together. But Some of Us Are More in It Than Others.

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

"Generation X, Y or Z? No idea. My brat is Generation SLSLWMAF - Stinkin' Lazy, Still Living with Mom at Forty."

'I'm going to have to let you go.'

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

'Sorry, I don't do bailouts.'

'Ironically, before I fell on hard times, I was a professional wine taster.'

'Our vows didn't say anything about hedge fund mis-management!'

Financial life preserver

'Lost my shirt in the market ! Kept some dignity with hat & tie.'

Remember you predicted some 'difficulties' with my bank?

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

No Money

"Homeowner please help."

"Armstrong, you're the cheapest cheapskate on earth." "Not yet, but a man can dream." "This toothache is killing me but I have no money and no insurance. Do you know where I can find a really cheap dentist?" "Of course. I can give you my guy's name. He works for peanuts." "I’ll get a pen." "You’ll also need a passport and lots of penicillin."

'I'm a redundant bank teller.'

Panhandling Pennybags

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

"We can't afford to go on holiday, and we can't afford to stay at home either."

"The Bank has returned the rent cheque marked 'Insufficient funds', but it doesn't say whether that's them or us!"

'Former stockbroker, took my own advice. Please help!'

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

"Married a local musician"

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