File Saver Gifts

"No, no, don't crash. . . I forgot to save my document!"

"Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Yay!!! I died rich!"

'Me, I don't spend my pocket money: I hoard it...'

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

'But Dad, all the other kids get a roth IRA as part of their allowance package.'

"We were able to retire 6 years early by canceling cable & eliminating anything fun."

Squirrel putting nuts in a safe box.

'If only I'd spent as much time on my investment portfolio as I did on my lolly mix when I was a kid.'

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

Piggy bank #6: Union Jack.

'Do you think we should tell anyone about this?'

"I'm teaching him to rollover my 401 (k)."

"What a tragedy... he still had two years of his super left..."

Investing your savings

Piggy bank #5: carrying (colour).

"So much for password protected."

"Gee, thanks! What rate of interest does it pay?"

Saving for College.

His temperature appears to rise and fall with the FT index

'My allowance isn't much - but I have a great benefits package!'

I wish you kids would get off your electronics and learn a practical skill. Work with your hands! What does he think we're doing?!! Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap.

Roasting the Moneybox

"Forget the allowance - I need a benefactor!"

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

'You keep outliving your old-age retirement savings!'

"Dad, wouldn't my allowance be better off earning interest in a tax free municipal bond fund?"

'Who said romance is dead? I just downloaded a screensaver with red roses and chocolates for your PC!'

"It failed the stress test."

'Can you loan me *** till pay day?'

'Of course I'm squirreling away money!'

'Looks like we'll have to break into the piggy bank to find our endowment funding.'

"I don't have time for piggy banks. Can't I just buy an ATM?"

A smiling man leaning on large piggy bank.

"We've decided to diversify our funds on some candy!"