Little Economists Gifts

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

"No, you're not putting undue financial pressure on yourself. First graders don't need to take out student loans."

Two children are running lemonade stands outside their home; one stand is more popular than the other.

"What do you think I can get for it on the blackboard market?"

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

"Apparently, when the tide came in, a lot of castles went bust."

"If it's all the same to you, I'd like my allowance in bitcoins."

'This boy you call my son doesn't care about investments, economy and money. I want a DNA test.'

"I'll go to my room and do my homework, but I want time and a half."

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

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

"So much for password protected."

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

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

'You raised the price of air to 50c!' 'Inflation.'

"It failed the stress test."

'I've crunched the numbers and you can afford to increase my allowance by 15.5%.'

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

"I don't get an allowance. I get earnings per share."

"The treasury has hacked into his computer and asked for ideas to solve the deficit"

'I can't afford to absorb the overhead anymore!'

"For this year's financial picture, we've done away with graphs."

"I think you should provide a 401(k) with my allowance."

I'd like to request a transfer to a household offering a higher allowance and fewer choices.

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

'...but if daddy raised your allowance he'd be hurting the economy by stimulating inflation. You wouldn't want him to do that, would you?'

"I used to get toys as birthday gifts but now that I'm in pre-school, all I get is money for my college fund."

'I hardly expected the federal tapering affect my allowance.'

"My assets consist of a piggy bank, 2 teeth for the tooth fairy, and whatever change I find in the living room sofa."

'What can we do to reduce our spending?'

'I got that, Ms. Rafferty... now can we get on to student loans?'

"I'll look into it, but you're still in the first grade. Normally, they don't give student loans until you're in college."

"Why do I need more allowance? Because if you cut me off at 21, these are my prime spending years!"

"When do you think the upturn in the economy will have an input in my allowance?"

Investments: Still Open to New Investors - 'A fool & his money fund.'