Family Budgeteers Gifts

"It somehow seems unjust that we have to set up college funds for the kids before we pay off our own student loans."

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

"I can always tell when Philip is working on family finances. A 'cursor' appears on both sides of the computer screen."

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

"You need to justify your own existence first."

"How is the budget forecast looking?"

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% budget allocation."

"What comes after zillion?"

And this is a little ditty I wrote called 'the third quarters profit and loss account' ...Colin often wished that he'd followed his first love and taken up a career as a musician

'I wonder how the economy is doing.'

'We grow our food, have solar energy, use bikes instead of car...now if we could only stop buying knickknacks!'

City Finance Dept: My Way/The Highway

"This guy might like fiddling with numbers, Dad – but is he any good at sums?"

'I couldn't imagine bringing a child into the current fiscal-cliffy world.'

"The good news is that profits are up 76%. . . The BAD news is that costs are up 83%."

Excess Baggage: Sooner or later all those vacation bills come due.

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

'Henry, I'm here to trim back your budget.'

Small Businesses Go Under.

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

". . . We're being sucked into the UK national debt!"

"We're going to have to save some money...and one way is to rewrite the rules on expenses claim."

Homeless count.

'He's put in a tender to run down public services.'

Budget Munchies

'This is just a thought, but maybe we could try animated anchormen.'

'The legislation HR2109 would increase state aid to education. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for you.'

7.9% Fewer Drones

'We do a lot for the ecosystem.'

'That's the new budget team that came on board last week!'

"With this app, I can track my savings. It counts cash, categorizes cash, and calculates cash interest."

Gas prices up.

BELTS, loose & tight...weight loss clinic and financial advisors.

"Hello, Sally? I've decided not to go to the concert. . . my father said I'd have to use my own money!"