Pocket Money Manager Mugs

'In the future, if we're a little late with your allowance, don't just automatically turn it over to a collection agency.'

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

"Dad, I ran out of disposable income."

'The good news is that what you save on my hair cut can be added to my allowance.'

'I know that other kids manage on ?5 pocket money - but their parents don't charge them to watch any television programme their parents don't happen to approve off!'

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

"You say it all the time, so I climbed every tree to prove it. You were right, money doesn't grow on trees."

'I think I know what the problem is!'

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

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

"We balanced our budget this month!"

Money exchange

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

Busking, "Stop worrying your father for money."

'If you must know... I got the ten-million-dollar bonus this year because... instead of losing 15-million-dollars, we could of possibly lost much, much more!'

"Constant vigilance, regular trimming."

'I've crunched the numbers and you can afford to increase my allowance by 15.5%.'

'I use my Blackberry all the time to check the competition's executive bonuses.'

'Don't worry about making your will, Miss Moneybags leave everything to me. . .'

"We rolled your account over, sir, and that just made it worse."

'Diversify, diversify, diversify. Never keep all your eggs in one basket, unless it's Easter.'

"I don't get an allowance. I get earnings per share."

'You're my economic advisor. What'll I do?'

"Want to trade banks with me?"

"Let's say an immediate $10.00 allowance increase plus an annual 8% cost of living raise and I'll call him off."

Overdraft limit.

'I follow my dad's stocks so I know when to ask for an allowance increase.'

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

ABC. Uh-oh, here comes the penalty for early withdrawal.

What is possible and what is probable.

Here today, Bailed Out Tomorrow.

"Mum, Dad, my pocket money could do with some quantitative easing please."

Piggy Bank ATM

'Well, okay. So we almost bankrupted the country. But we've managed to make a slight profit thanks to the government bail out package, so who can possibly deny us a fat bonus this year?'

'...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?'