Families Handling Economic Challenges Gifts

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

Peter

That's my daughter, Alayna

"Aren't you the estate agent who sold us this house?"

Vulture sitting over a plummeting graph.

"We'd love to come, but we can't seem to find a sitter."

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

"We're callin' 'im Bill, coz he came at the end of the month"

"Well, I guess the bubble has burst over at Phillips Rodny Associates."

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

"Now pay attention when mother is speaking, Hubert!"

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

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

'You thought I'd gone out of business? What gave you that idea?'

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

Financial life preserver

'I'm a redundant bank teller.'

"Homeowner please help."

"The Big Bad Wolf Bank has served us with foreclosures."

"OK, I'll go to my room, but one day I'll get back at you by going to college and putting you into deep financial debt."

'Did you tell the kids they could have a yard sale.'

Finance Company.

"I've decided to move back in with my parents."

'So when I couldn't pay the mortgage, the bank offered me this rescue package!'

I can't handle this mortgage.

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce no-frills parenting.'

'The good news is that I can spend more time with my family. The bad news is my job is now only part time.'

'You used to be an investment consultant, Fred -- what should I do with this quarter I found?'

"No kidding. Tell me about it."

'Great news! Our credit card limit has been raised enough for us to pay off our bankruptcy lawyer!'

"You moving back in hasn't been a picnic for us, either. I can't wait until you have adult children of your own."

"It's time to go home and put our parents into a panic over the upcoming back to school shopping season..."

Thrift: 'Collect a smaller child than your own from school... It eats less and fits the old clothes of the previous child.'

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