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"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).

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

"I just..."

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

"I don't leave home without it!"

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

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

'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.'

"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!')

Buy Back the Junk We Bought at Your Garage Sale

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

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

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

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

Be an Anti-Bullying Hero! Choose Respect.

How To Cut The Defense Budget

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

Electricity Bills

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

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

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

Cost cutting construction ideas that failed: using rhubarb instead of rebar in concrete.