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'We have to move again -- I've worn out all the banks in town.'

Queen of Upcycling!

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

"Ten Dollars?! I can't eat that." Bob was on a strict low-cost diet.

'How effective is this new weight-loss regime?' 'We can guarantee you'll lose £50 at your signing on.'

'The sick economy isn't why J.B.has cut back on spending. He always was a tightwad.'

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

'It took a six hour operation to remove this fiver from your fist.'

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

'We didn't have enough money for steel bars, so we just put a bunch of syrup on the wood.'

"Well, one good thing about summer...is I work more hours and make a lot more money. The bad thing is...I have a lot more free time to spend it all."

I spent it all under the silly notion that it was all mine.

"I don't need one, Gracie. My shopping list is very simple! Things I have a coupon for and things that are on sale!"

You always wanted a cute leather jacket

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

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

'Turn right at the first $4.09 unleaded, then a hang a left at $4.03 unleaded, and over the bridge, past the $4.01 unleaded...'

"If the best things in life are free why does it always cost me money to feel good?"

'Your shops were known for selling secondhand tat, but we want to reimage them as environmentally leading edge social centres for the reutilisation in an enviornmentally sustainable way of secondhand tat!...'

"I feel that just as as I think I can make ends meet, someone moves the ends!"

Thrift: Sew your mouth shut before going to a restaurant.

Be flamboyant-today living within your means is mucking-up the economy.

'Parties, discoteques, pubs... It's hard enough spending all your money without me having to earn it first'!

Thrift: Have a face-lift, and keep the old face.

Puss in Factory Seconds

'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!'

'Don't bother using the cash machine on the High St. I've worn it out.'

"He was only here as a visitor, but collapsed when he saw the car park charges."

"No matter how bad things are, we manage to keep our sense of spending."

"It makes them feel good about buying my old junk."