Budget Bloopers: 2022's Most Epic Fiscal Failures

January

We start the year off with a bang - or rather, a splat. In January, our hero, Bob, decided to buy a year's worth of pizza for his family. Sounds good, right?

Except, he only bought 1 pizza. And now they're all out of pizza.

Read more about Bob's pizza fiasco

February

Our intrepid accountant, Alice, decided to "reorganize" the office supply closet. In reality, she just threw everything in a box and labeled it "Office Supplies (not the good ones)".

Learn more about Alice's supply chain disaster

March

March Madness took on a whole new meaning this year as our fearless leader, Dave, tried to "streamline" operations by buying a single, 100-foot long ruler. Now the office is a maze.

Read more about Dave's measurement mayhem

April

April showers brought us a flood... of unnecessary expenses. Our resident cheapskate, Steve, decided to "save" money by buying a single, 100-pack of paper towels. Now they're all out.

Learn more about Steve's paper towel predicament

May

May the Fourth be with us? More like May the Fourth Be with us (after we've spent all our money on useless junk). Our resident shopaholic, Karen, decided to "treat" herself to 500 novelty pens. Now the office is a pen farm.

Read more about Karen's pen-omenal spending spree

June

June gloom turned into June gloomier as our poor bookkeeper, Brian, spent all the office budget on a single, 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Now the office is a jigsaw puzzle museum.

Learn more about Brian's puzzle-filled fiscal fiasco