Savings Squirrel Gifts

Squirrel putting nuts in a safe box.

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

'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."

Pirate Squirrels Looking for Buried Treasure

"What road do you want to dart across today?"

'I know that bird feeder is guaranteed to be squirrel-proof, but I still think they are getting in there.'

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

"Look, he just wants to apologize for scaring the daylights out of you yesterday. ... Mr. Squirrel? ..."

Piggy bank #6: Union Jack.

"Say, when did you get so fluff?"

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

'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..."

"Yes, it's a safe: I was fed up with my winter provisions being raided by freeloaders!"

Investing your savings

Piggy bank #5: carrying (colour).

"Yes, that's the tree with all the squirrels from yesterday. And no, I don't know where they are today."

Saving for College.

"Forget the allowance - I need a benefactor!"

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

"Gee, thanks! What rate of interest does it pay?"

Roasting the Moneybox

'Don finally figured out a way to keep the squirrels from getting at the bird feeder.'

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

"Man! That squirrel was jacked!"

Come on Darling: Surely, you don't need a sledgehammer to crack a nut...

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

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

'As you go through life, always remember that money isn't everything...Health benefits and stock options are also very important.'

"Dad, wouldn't my allowance be better off earning interest in a tax free municipal bond fund?"

'Looks like we'll have to break into the piggy bank to find our endowment funding.'