Tiny Economist Gifts

"Tommy's dad just taught him the value of a dollar, Mom . . . he gave him 35 cents!"

'He's showing an interest in banking and finance.'

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

Two children are running lemonade stands outside their home; one stand is more popular than the other.

"I'm starting him off with a little rope theory."

"What do you think I can get for it on the blackboard market?"

Today we learned to count to one.

"Kindergarten, first grade,second grade, third grade...when do we get to retire?"

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

"William Blake said you can see the whole world in a grain of sand, but he doesn't always make a lot of sense."

"If it's all the same to you, I'd like my allowance in bitcoins."

'This boy you call my son doesn't care about investments, economy and money. I want a DNA test.'

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

"Actually, I used them as collateral for a loan."

'I've been told before that I'm very mature for a three year old.'

'My allowance isn't much - but I have a great benefits package!'

"Gee, thanks! What rate of interest does it pay?"

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

"It failed the stress test."

'If you don't learn how to sign your name, you'll have to pay cash!'

"This is my last day. My parents found a more expensive school on the East Side."

"The treasury has hacked into his computer and asked for ideas to solve the deficit"

'He's so spoilt, he has his pocket money paid into a Swiss bank account.'

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

Banker stepping into 'New image' in 'Savings and Loans' office

The average taxpayer will ultimately embrace the auto industry bailout. Hell, we sold em all that useless undercoating for all these years!

'I suppose if we had some money we could buy sand from each other.'

The Book Club

'...but if daddy raised your allowance he'd be hurting the economy by stimulating inflation. You wouldn't want him to do that, would you?'

"I used to get toys as birthday gifts but now that I'm in pre-school, all I get is money for my college fund."

"My assets consist of a piggy bank, 2 teeth for the tooth fairy, and whatever change I find in the living room sofa."

'I hardly expected the federal tapering affect my allowance.'

'What can we do to reduce our spending?'

"When do you think the upturn in the economy will have an input in my allowance?"