Thriftiness Advocate Gifts

"When I was young my parents couldn't afford to give me too much, too soon."

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

Kiosk in large lobby with sign above it labeled 'Empathy'.

"Be kind"

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

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

So I'm "cheap." It's a perfectly good word. And it aptly describes my interest in conserving resources. I suppose we could call you "thrifty." Heavens no! And waste two whole letters? I see we've only wasted one whole tea bag.

"I'm in nonprofit work for the money."

"I just..."

Your energy bill is enclosed. You might want to sit down.

'You raised the price of air to 50c!' 'Inflation.'

"I don't leave home without it!"

"I don't know...seems like budget cuts have gone pretty far this year."

"I'm taking your advice and saving my money!"

'Margaret, what are we doing on this cruise ship that we couldn't have done at home, cheaper?'

"I need something that says, 'Let's party,' but in a fiscally responsible manner."

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

Crap others threw out

"Let's start with a couple of glasses of water and if that goes well I'll order two coffees."

'Sharing is saying you're my friend, without having to say 'you're my friend'.'

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

'It's time for the annual wage review...' (Sign on the wall says 'Remember money isn't everything!')

"Years of penny-pinching really paid off. The price of copper just went up again."

Buy Back the Junk We Bought at Your Garage Sale

'I don't know why I'm so unpopular - I haven't got a nasty bone in my body.'

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

"What do you mean 'upgrade' the server? The old one works just fine."

"Should I just give him the £2.50 or does that look cheap. . . would he say anything if I just walked past?"

"We could have a Do-It-Yourself wedding! Your friends could do the cake and flowers, Uncle Jim could do the photos..."

Be an Anti-Bullying Hero! Choose Respect.

"I've been told to go through all our expenses...cut out any fat, get rid of any costly perks!"

Electricity Bills

How To Cut The Defense Budget

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

"It's a full-blown empathy attack!. . . help me sneak him out of here before this thing spreads through the entire company!"