Witty Economist Pillows

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

'What can we do to reduce our spending?'

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

Exactly how much money do you owe this loanshark?

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

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

Made in China

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

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

'Pretty strange term, market share, considering the whole object is not to.'

'Let's hope the new norm means that less really is more.'

"But there's no way in hell I could afford Jupiter today."

'The recession is over, again.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

As long as there are husbands, we'll get our's money's worth!

"Allow me to introduce Recession. Recession is here to stay."

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

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

"I don't like lawyer jokes. Lawyers don't think they're funny and other people don't think they're jokes."

'The reason I have been able to keep my job through these turbulent times, is that I welcome change, especially if it's from a vending machine.'

'Okay, let the minutes show we're not absconding with the money until the economy improves...'

The Euro - R.I.P.

Money god

'Wait a minute....!

"We need a market icon that reflects the ridiculous market conditions..."

"The fish - will it be the market price at the time of ordering, the time of eating or the time of paying?"

'...and the Nikkei closed down on the day.'

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

"No, it hasn't, but when the sky does fall your investments are going to do very, very, well.''

'I'd recommend against investing in hog futures - what sort of future could a hog have?'

Investments.

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

"The interest rate can't go any lower, so if necessary, we'll have to go back to pounds of flesh."

Euro Bait