Miniature Economist Mugs

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

"To torture an insect or not to torture an insect, that is the question."

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?"

"The teacher expects too much of me. She wants me to give it the old college try, and I'm only in grade school."

"William Blake said you can see the whole world in a grain of sand, but he doesn't always make a lot of sense."

"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'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

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

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

"It failed the stress test."

"We can speak freely now. I've encrypted the line."

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

Child with a junior chemistry set in the complaints department.

'...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?'

'Do I use the slide or the merry-go-round? I haven't even touched the swings. I don't know. I DON'T KNOW.'

"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."

"Let's make believe they have to get dressed to go out now because there's a big sale at Bloomingdale's."

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

'He's showing an interest in banking and finance.'

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

"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."

'I'd like to extend my overdraft...'

"I don't know about you, but I thought we'd be fully vested by the time we reached 4th grade."

'I don't feel that bad.'

"We're trying to put the fun back into filing taxes."

Actually, I'm not aware that it's a constitutional right to get an allowance...

"I see you getting rich because of what the gold in your rings is now bringing."

"She's quickly grasping the value of money. Her imaginary friend is named PayPal."

'I assume this comes with performance based bonuses and a superannuation package?'

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