Thrifty Romancer Prints

'I'd be more impressed that you bought me flowers if you didn't take a job as a delivery boy to get the employee discount.'

Say it with flowers

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

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

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

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

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

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

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

"Yes, a surprise engagement. Even my husband-to-be here didn't know..."

"I haven't had smouldering, passionate sex for a while....could you put it in the diary for next week!"

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..."

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

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

"Why pay for a tree in November when you can get one off the side of the road in January for free?"

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'

'Sharing the petrol costs didn't bother me, but I resent having to pay half for the condoms!'

"C'mere, space heater."

'If the pound is worth so little, can I have a couple?'

Husband dismayed to get cold mutton for dinner again. Wife comments that someone must be economical on the housekeeping money she is given.

"I bought it on Amazon. They have a good return policy."

"Uh, Dad, I appreciate the 'walkin' around money,' but I need 'walkin' around New York City money.'"

"There's no getting away from the numbers....only by forgetting holidays, giving up drink, the cinema, meals out and socialising...will we be able to afford any quality of life when we retire."

'Come now - surely we can draw up this pre-nuptial agreement amicably.'

"Wow, they want $10,000!"

Valentine's roses $59.99- Feb.15th- $12.99.

"Sergio, we don't have to spend so much money on health insurance."

"I don't get it. Dad wants to cut the household budget? How do we do that?"

'Any annuity we can afford wouldn't pay the MILK BILL!'

"An ounce of prevention." "This way we don't need to raise as much."

'Don't spend it all at once.'