Quirky Home Economist Gifts

Musical Accompaniment to Household Chores.

'And if you look to your left between the condos and the ABD store, you can see the ocean.'

"What do you think I can get for it on the blackboard market?"

As long as there are husbands, we'll get our's money's worth!

Bookshop: Unpopular Economics

"Actually, I used them as collateral for a loan."

"You've got termites. The good news is I gave them all little phones to keep their minds off doing any damage."

'I told my wife to run the house like a business. So she sold it to an American corporation.'

Mouse real estate!

Beware of the Lawn

'I'm sorry, but there's nothing in the zoning regulations covering bad taste.'

"Just think how much we could save if we switched the heating off altogether."

A few Halloween costume ideas.

'With the economy the way it is, I'm going to have to let one of you go.'

"I think it's time we cashed in our spare change. We could probably pay off our house."

"The usual? Or will you be having our 'stimulus package'?"

The Heating Oil Problem.

'No, we did not order a corner unit.'

'I suppose if we had some money we could buy sand from each other.'

The average taxpayer will ultimately embrace the auto industry bailout. Hell, we sold em all that useless undercoating for all these years!

Banker stepping into 'New image' in 'Savings and Loans' office

All items on the premises have been marked for identification: 'My cat sprayed everything in the house.'

"Well, as a matter of fact, no, you didn't tell us you kept exotic pets when you sold us the house!"

'It even has its own built-in home security system!'

How to save on your heating bill...

'Do we want this one parallel with the floor or the ceiling?'

Here's one I made earlier.

"Today we learned how to put cherries on cupcakes!"

"My home insurance has dropped since I had it installed."

Kid's Lemonade Stand Has A High Pricing Policy

'He missed a 5-foot putt for eagle last year, so he had an exact replica of the green build into the yard.'

'I've decided to sell before the market goes stale.'

"...Or we could give to the rich, and it would just trickle down to the poor."

'You told me I should run the house like a business, so what am I bid for dinner?'

"My client, whom I shall refer to as your son, has retained me to represent him in these negotiations regarding an increase in his allowance!"