File Saver Pillows

"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.

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

Piggy bank #6: Union Jack.

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

'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).

Saving for College.

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

"Forget the allowance - I need a benefactor!"

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

"So much for password protected."

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

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

His temperature appears to rise and fall with the FT index

Roasting the Moneybox

'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?"

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

"It failed the stress test."

'Of course I'm squirreling away money!'

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

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

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

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

A smiling man leaning on large piggy bank.

"Your portfolio is too conservative."