Money Masters Gifts

"Ask Mister Buck." Our wizard of finance answers your questions. "Mist Buck, what's a 'lump sum settlement'?" That's what you get from workers' comp if you get hit on the head at work.

'Pep's finance' man confused and scared of 'Real estate', 'Gold' etc

Phrenology bust with sections for different currencies.

"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.'

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

'I think I know what the problem is!'

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

"We need to change, but WHEN?"

"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..."

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

'And finally, there is the universal solution.'

'When investment bankers give parental advice'

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Now this is my kind of green!'

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

U.S. Credit Rating

"We balanced our budget this month!"

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

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

Money exchange

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

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

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

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

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