Opening A Savings Account Mugs

Piggy bank at starting blocks.

Save money on the web.

'And the name of your bank please?'

Piggy Bank reads 'How to Manage Your Money.'

Nest Egg

Reverse piggy bank

Girl holding money.

Piggy Bank ATM

"Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Work hard. Save money. Yay!!! I died rich!"

Build Your Own Portfolio

'Me, I don't spend my pocket money: I hoard it...'

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

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

"We were able to retire 6 years early by canceling cable & eliminating anything fun."

Squirrel putting nuts in a safe box.

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

Piggy bank #6: Union Jack.

"Ten Dollars?! I can't eat that." Bob was on a strict low-cost diet.

"I saved us a hundred bucks on a Jolly Jumper."

'If only I'd spent as much time on my investment portfolio as I did on my lolly mix when I was a kid.'

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

So I'm "cheap." It's a perfectly good word. And it aptly describes my interest in conserving resources. I suppose we could call you "thrifty." Heavens no! And waste two whole letters? I see we've only wasted one whole tea bag.

'Do you think we should tell anyone about this?'

"I'm teaching him to rollover my 401 (k)."

"What a tragedy... he still had two years of his super left..."

My 5-year-old nephew cut his hair! His mom was so upset until she thought: 'Wait a minute! I just saved 12 bucks!'

"I just..."

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

Piggy bank #5: carrying (colour).

Investing your savings

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

Roasting the Moneybox

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'