Thriftiness Enthusiast Gifts

'A word in your ear about the 'value for money' fleet cars you ordered...'

'Instead of a bonus, Samson, here's an autographed copy of my book, 'The Seven Habits of Highly Stingy People'.'

'It's easy to be thrifty, if you're broke.'

'I'm back early from lunch.' - 'I suppose it was your round.'

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I just..."

My 5-year-old nephew cut his hair! His mom was so upset until she thought: 'Wait a minute! I just saved 12 bucks!'

Clancy Strip: Money and Beer

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

"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."

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

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

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

"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

"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.'

"I always say; 'You don't need to spend a lot of money to have a good time on a first date."

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

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

Garage Sale (sign originally read 'Garbage' sale).

Electricity Bills

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

Sale on Three Piece Suits, $10, 300 Polyester.

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

'He's studying to go to university' - Student reading book; 'HOW TO LIVE ON NO MONEY'