Savings Squirrel Mugs

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.'

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

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

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

Piggy bank #6: Union Jack.

'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).

Roasting the Moneybox

"Forget the allowance - I need a benefactor!"

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

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

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

"Man! That squirrel was jacked!"

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

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

Saving for College.

'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.'

'Can you loan me *** till pay day?'