Family Finance Maestro Mugs

'You may wear the trousers in this family, but I take care of what's in the pockets!'

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

Profit

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear, I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

'He's so rich, when he writes a cheque the bank bounces.'

Desk plaques: 'Money isn't everything' '...Which makes it no less awesome in my opinion.'

"We need to change, but WHEN?"

"I'm not happy about what the economists are predicting."

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

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

'When investment bankers give parental advice'

At times Richard dreaded coming home, as he knew he'd have to face the music.

"I need to increase my salary so I can increase my spending."

'For Harland, the only game in town is the bulls versus the bears...'

'I think I must be ambidextrous. I can calculate interest with both sides of my brain.'

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

'Now this is my kind of green!'

'Need I tell you the name of the game?'

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

Bank cashier sits near sign: 'Please do not ask for credit, as refusal often offends'.

U.S. Credit Rating

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

Wealth Juggler.

'If we're going to have a banking relationship, you'll have to trust me more than this.'

'Please remember, it's not a lie if it turns a profit.'

US dollar rising and falling.

'Since we all have to believe in something, I thought, 'Why not money?''

'One thing about being in the drivers seat -- you pay for the gas.'

'We've gone to profit-sharing. But it's with the IRS.'

Statue of Liberty and the Financial Crisis