Finance Frugality Fan Prints

"Let's buy it. We'll just whip out the old debt card. . . I mean debit card."

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

"Gentlemen, I'm pleased to say the firm is perfectly positioned to avoid chapter eleven and still be in existence this time next year."

Bank Loan Dept. Personal Business. Uh-oh, some loans have gone bad! A tennis pro defaulted and a novelist is in Chapter 7. The bed linens company folded and the scuba school went under! Are any of our loans still good? Yeah, the music streaming service is totally sound! And ironically, the lighting company is in the black!

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

LEMONADE 50 CENTS, 'I'm only seven years old -- I don't HAVE a credit rating yet!'

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

European currency on the edge.

"I made money the old fashioned way. I inherited it."

All bets are off as Round One begins in the "Dollars versus Donuts" World Championship title fight.

'I'm sorry I missed your recital. Daddy was on the phone with his broker, checking on bond yields. It's another form of bonding, son.'

Economy - USA.

My 5-year-old nephew cut his hair! His mom was so upset until she thought: 'Wait a minute! I just saved 12 bucks!'

What do you suggest we do about this?

'well of course I'm giving your portfolio the attention it deserves, I'm even wearing a black armband!'

When Tia Carmen says... "I got it for a very good price!" it means...she stopped at a garage sale on the way home.

Man pushing Euro sign up a hill.

'I enjoy the old-fashioned pleasures - a walk on the beach, plain food and piles of cash.'

Clancy Strip: Money and Beer

"Our initial public offering, .... The public has gotten wind of it!"

'Of course I'm squirreling away money!'

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

'You go without me. I'm feeling a little down today.'

'This app is linked to my financial advisor and provides stimulated hand-holding when the market is down.'

Piggy Bank Coin I.V.

'Stocks rose on news that '90% of success is just being there.''

'And this just in from the stock market... buy, sell, buy, sell, buy, sell, buy!'

'Stocks were high...then low...then suddenly high again on news of a new drug to treat mood swings...'

Circa 1490: The area we now know as Wall Street.

'So, Pharaoh, what sort of collateral do you have to put down on this $2 billion Great Pyramid you want to build?'

'How do you expect the Government to bail you out of your financial crisis if you don't pay your taxes?'

The Cashless Society is Here

Shareholders Meeting - We will be paying a dividend but I will not be announcing it here.

"Good news on Wall Street today"

August is corporate earnings restatement season.