Festive Finance Fans Gifts

"Trick or Treat - sorry, cash only."

'Maybe you'd be interested in our easy-pay, 12-month plan. That'd take you up to next Christmas.'

The day the stock market went UP.

"Christmas drinks 'n' nibbles system"

"It's not a party until someone gets plowed."

Peephole in a pile of presents (colour).

'Looks like someone beat us to the punch.'

Tree in Dollar Shape.

'I was an egg in the Easter play.'

'Ho,ho,ho, but can you be more specific?'

"Sir, you're not on the list - we've checked it twice."

'Do I get to take an 'elfie' with Santa, too?'

"I know it's not an ideal situation, Samantha, but how else are we going to afford a 160 gigabyte laptop, a top of the range mobile and a Playstation 3 for the kids presents?"

Help! Have to pay back a big world bank loan.

'Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.'

'Thanks mum, it's just what I always wanted!'

"Hmm. The lights are on, but nobody's home..."

"You really clean up on these mileage deductions, don't you."

Christmas sweater alternatives

"If I survive this holiday, I'm moving to a pond."

'And that,and that,and that...'

Dollar Sign Christmas Tree.

'Twenty percent bluechips, ten percent small-caps, five percent currency hedges and the remainder in cash. Get that list to Santa right away.'

A Christmas tree self portrait

The other days of the year...

"You can't be serious about all these travel expenses in December!"

'Since you only work one night a year, it will take centuries to build up your retirement account.'

We only have two things to fear - fear itself and someone getting a look at our books.

"Humpty Dumpty had a great fall? Was he invested in emerging markets?"

'Listen, Santa. Either you repay what you owe, or we reposses Rudolph!'

Are we human or are we Dancer, Prancer, Comet and Vixen

"Normally after 365 years we'd be looking at a better figure, but not when you've only worked one day a year!"

"And you can REALLY make 345,000 deliveries in ONE day!"

There's no place like Ho-Ho-Home

Great Moment in North Pole History