Money-wise Monitor Gifts

"Our gas bill's been levelled up."

Great Chinese Dynasties

The president's men

'Can he call you back? He's taking time to stop and smell the profits.'

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

"O.K. he's a billionaire, but how much of it is in cash?"

'These are the end of year figures recollected in tranquility.'

The Shrinking Dollar.

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

'Uh - oh... this looks like an unfriendly takeover!'

"And this is a $20,000 ‘meditation room’ — can you believe it?!!"

"It's called American acceptionalism. We grab more and more of the country's wealth and 99% of Americans just continue to accept it."

"Okay... how about some people are poverty rich but asset poor?"

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

'You keep outliving your old-age retirement savings!'

Lord Avariss - Captain of Industry

It is my mother's, she uses it as an anchor for our yacht.

Money god

"Stocks rose today on news that even higher taxes won't stop the rich from getting richer."

People, please listen. I'm talkin 'bout the income gap. The top one percent of Americans get one third of the nation's income, over double what they got in 1980. One-third. The income for the top 0.01% is 196 times the bottom 90%. Your wages have stagnated and the super-duper rich have gotten super-duper richer! How can you possibly swallow your coffee? Because you're making me do math before noon!

'I think you need to reboot your fiscal compass.'

Golden bubbles

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

Trickledown economics

"So, the bills still aren't paid? You've never been good at money management."

'If I lived there, the first thing I'd do is have my head examined.'

'And, lastly, I'd like to thank Chuck for his years of service. He'll be leaving the company next month to spend more time with his cash and cash equivalents.'

Investor alternates between hating and loving gold, depending on the stock market's performance.

'You mean that if one of us came to a sticky end I would receive a hundred thousand?'

"Local authorities are always whining on about the cost of 'affordable' housing..."

'I just want you to know, sir, that I have always been a big fan of your income.'

Financial Prudence disappears.

"Shortly after I realized I had plenty, I realized there was plenty more."

Surveys and economic interests