Spending Spree Survivor Gifts

'It's the credit card bill.'

'Can I have a new credit card please - this one's full up!'

Bank. Statements and Accounts. I stretched my holiday budget so much this year, it snapped back and flattened me.

Stuff: You Don't Really Need But Still Don't Have.

Smart card.

'Just look at him- a fool and his money are soon partying!'

'Whoever stole your credit card is spending a lot less with it than you did!'

"Hey, I just got a burst of consumer confidence- let's go buy something."

"I don't mind out of control spending as long as it's on stuff I like."

On the catwalk it looked elegant and sexy! What happened?

'Turn we women loose in the malls - that'll stimulate the economy.'

"Uh, officer, actually I wasn't going to report my stolen credit card...."

Wealth AcquisitionWealth ManagementSince You Can't Take it with you, Spend it.

"We've got an emergency out here, Doctor - a compulsive shopper with buyer's remorse!"

Shopping Torture

"Fiscal conservatism be damned. I'm a fiscal hedonist."

'Spending and consuming - that's my kind of patriotism.'

"I balance my manic compulsive buying with manic buyer's remorse."

Man is attacked by barcodes.

If you don't see what you want, buy something you don't want!

'You didn't realise she was so expensive? The clue is in the name!'

"Hey! Great haircut!!

'This is the 20th car you've bought this month. So, I've checked you into a car-addiction program.'

'Just follow my voice to the checkout stand.'

'Good heavens, Margaret, the bailout was for wall street, not for you.'

'Which wine would you suggest, to go with an enormous expense account?'

"I put all this stuff on your credit card, Bob, but don't worry! I had a tarot card reading by Minerva and she said this is my lucky Bingo card!"

The back-to-school shopping season claims its first victim.

'Credit card customer of the month'

Buyer's Remorse for Dummies

"I left your credit card outside. It's still smoking."

'Remember me? Two weeks ago you gave me a loan for $25,000...I've been having a ball and I'd like to do it again!'

'Christmas is considered to be a time of joy! Especially for the Credit Card companies!'

'Sure, I could stop spending, but who am I to trip the economy into a depression?'

"It speaks to my desire to spend money."