Money Managing Maestro Pillows

Energy Bills

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

Profit

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

'He's so rich, when he writes a cheque the bank bounces.'

'I'm sorry but I'm afraid the corporation is going in a different direction.'

Desk plaques: 'Money isn't everything' '...Which makes it no less awesome in my opinion.'

'Lion Tamer experience hey? Well, I have a project currently needing your management skills...'

'I think I know what the problem is!'

"We need to change, but WHEN?"

"I'm not happy about what the economists are predicting."

"I can always tell when Philip is working on family finances. A 'cursor' appears on both sides of the computer screen."

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

'When investment bankers give parental advice'

'I'm going to practice on you before I start managing other people.'

'We are entering an era of thrift, so in place of champagne and canapes, there will be a jumble sale.'

"I need to increase my salary so I can increase my spending."

You gotta hand it to the old man, he still knows how to motivate!

'I think I must be ambidextrous. I can calculate interest with both sides of my brain.'

'For Harland, the only game in town is the bulls versus the bears...'

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% budget allocation."

'Now this is my kind of green!'

'Need I tell you the name of the game?'

"Hey, honey, the credit card company increased our debt... I mean our credit limit!"

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

Money exchange

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

U.S. Credit Rating

"We balanced our budget this month!"

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

Bank cashier sits near sign: 'Please do not ask for credit, as refusal often offends'.

"I'm allergic to money. But luckily they've got antihistamines for that."