"Hello?" "Oh, you're, you're closed?" " Well, Bob, it is 5:00." " It's three minutes to 5:00, Carol." "I'm open." "How would you feel about sticking around... and typing up this 48-page report on group therapy?" "Oh!" "I'd feel hostile." "Well, I wouldn't ask you if I didn't have to have it first thing Monday morning." "Bob, I'd be glad to come in early Monday and take care of it." "Oh, I'd say about 3:30 a.m. ought to do it." " How about Saturday?" " Oh, I can't." "I'll be visiting my parents in the morning." "It'll take me all afternoon to get over it." "And Sunday I'm going out with Jerry on his boat." "That isn't a very good excuse because Jerry doesn't have a boat." "Yes, he does, Bob." " No, he doesn't." " Yes, he does." "I've seen pictures." "Jerry Robinson, the orthodontist, has a boat?" " Yes, he does." " No, he doesn't." "Now it is 5:00." "The next "Yes, he does" is on overtime." " Good night." " Jerry?" " Yeah, Bob?" " Do you have a boat?" "Yes, he does." "No charge." "I was gonna tell you, but I was a little embarrassed." "Why would you be embarrassed about buying a little boat?" "Oh, it's not so little, Bob." "Here, I got a picture of it." "Here." "And here's the other half." "That isn't a boat, it's a yacht." "Yeah, I guess it is a yacht." "I own a yacht." "How can you afford to own a yacht?" "I went in on it with two other dentists." "We write the whole thing off as a business expense." "How can you write off a yacht that's two pictures long as a business expense?" "That's because it sleeps four, so it's a business boat." "If it slept two, it'd just be a pleasure boat." "You mean, on Sunday when you go out with Carol... that's considered a business trip?" "As long as somebody mentions the word "teeth"..." "I can write off the whole afternoon." "Jerry, I'm sure you have a boat... but how can you afford it?" " Aha, you mean because you can't, right?" " Yeah." "I owe it all to my new business manager." "I thought you were happy with your old business manager." "I was, but he went bankrupt." "This new guy, Bob, he's the best in the business-An absolute genius." "Maybe you'd like to talk to him." "Jerry, I don't need a business manager." "I can take care of my own money." "Where's my wallet?" "Here it is, Bob." "If you had a business manager, you wouldn't need a wallet." "You just sign for everything." "The only reason I'm telling you about the advantages of having a business manager... is, frankly, I'd like to see you do a little better than this." "I've given you tips before." "Have I ever given you a bum steer?" "No, Jerry." "I'm just crazy about my Studebaker stock." "That stock is not dead yet." "Do not sell that stock." "Who would I sell it to, Jerry?" "There's no harm in meeting him, is there?" "All right." "I'll get together with him sometime." "This guy's very busy." "He's booked weeks and weeks in advance." "Then I'll see him weeks and weeks from now." "There's no rush." "Bob, I think I better set something up for you right away." "Jerry, I really don't need a business manager." "Don't worry." "By the time he's ready to see you, you'll have time... to cancel if you don't want to see him." "He's probably not even in his office." "Jeff?" "Oh, good." "It's me, Jerry Robinson." "I've got a friend who may be interested in becoming a client of yours sometime in the future." "I'm wondering If you could fit him in." "Sure, tax season, right." "Well, I-uh-huh." "Yeah." "Hold on a second." "I'll ask him." "I think he can see you, Bob." " When can he see me, Jerry?" " Tonight." " Hi, honey." " Hi, dear." "Honey, how soon is dinner?" "As soon as you fix it." "Remember our deal?" "Oh, that's right." "Tonight's Friday night, isn't it?" " That means I cook." " Yeah." "What's it gonna be?" "Lobster thermidor, chicken Kiev, or beef Bourguignonne?" "Pizza." "I'll order some pizza." "I have this tremendous craving for pizza." "Too late." "I already ordered Chinese." "I just got a tremendous craving for Chinese." " Honey, you know what I'd like to do after dinner?" " What?" "Let's go down to Marshall Field's... and pick out that new sofa we've been talking about." "Wouldn't you rather meet Jerry's business manager?" "Isn't that funny?" "That was my second choice." "Well, I'm afraid we have to." "Bob, why do we have to meet Jerry's business manager?" "It's a long story." "Which just became a short story, because that's him." "Hey." "How you doing?" "It's not him." "You ordered some food from the Merry Mandarin?" " Yeah." " Okay." "You got your sweet and sour squid... your pickled sea bass, your moo goo gai pan... and your pigeon-stuffed rice cakes, $8.95." "Bob, I didn't order any of that." "Your name Wong?" "No, Hartley." "Oh, yeah." "It's right" "Chicken chow mein, beef chop suey... and two fortune cookies, $8.95." "Eight ninety-five?" "Everything delivered is $8.95." "For $8.95 we could have had the squid." "It's just as well, Emily." "Hey, thanks." "Sayonara." "Bob, you still haven't told me... why we have to meet with Jerry's business manager." "Emily, I'm starved." "Let's discuss it over dinner." "Hi." "You on your way to the trash, Bob?" "No." "This was just delivered." " The Chinese food was just delivered." " Oh, yeah." "Well, Bob, here he is:" "Jeff Boggs, my business manager." "Hello." "Bob Hartley and his wife, Mrs. Hartley, Emily." "Hello, Emily." " We didn't interrupt your dinner, did we?" " Not yet." "If you folks haven't eaten yet, why don't you just go ahead?" "We really didn't mean to interrupt." "In fact, I can come back..." "March 12." "Oh, no, no." "I'll put it in the oven." "It'll keep." "That way, an hour from now, instead of being hungry, we'll have something to eat." "Well, Bob, isn't he fantastic?" " Jerry, please." " Oh, yeah." "Right." "Bob, just ask him anything you want." " You want to sit down?" " Bob, come on." "Ask him something about business." "You know what I mean." "Well, I'm very glad you came, and I know how busy you are, but" "See, this is sort of embarrassing because..." "I don't think we want a business manager." "If we had a business manager, I don't know what we'd do with him." "Right." "Well, you see, basically, what I do for my clients... is to save them more money than they've ever saved before... and I do that by putting them into investments... that could double their income in four or five years... and giving them tax shelters that could protect them from the high cost of living." "There are people who simply aren't interested in having a business manager... and obviously, Bob, you're one of them." " Right." " Right." "What was that one about doubling your income?" "That's not all he does." "He also pays all your bills." "I never have any trouble paying my bills." "That's because I pay them, Bob." " Oh, hi, Howard." " Hi, Emily." "Excuse me." "Bob, did you get a Rolls-Royce?" " No." " There's one in your parking space." " Oh, that's mine." " You left your television on." "I'll get it, okay?" "Excuse me." "This guy is really good, Bob." "My Social Security number is 352-22-7439." "Seven, four, three, nine." "That takes care of everything." "You understand that all your bills and checks will be sent to me... and I'll have a special checkbook made up for you which I will keep." "Congratulations, Bob." "From now on, you won't even see any of your money." " That's the way it is with me." " Who handles your money?" "My ex-wife and her lawyer." "From time to time, I would like to see my money." "You know, like I want to buy a pack of gum or something." "How do we handle that?" "What we do is, I put you on a weekly allowance." "Emily, how much do you think you need for spending money and household expenses?" "Oh, I think about..." " eighty dollars." " Eighty." "Eighty dollars?" "That's kind of high, isn't it?" "No, not necessarily." "It depends on your income." "What do you make a year, Bob?" "Uh" "It varies, you know." "Why don't you let me make a guess, okay?" "Here it is, Bob, the pocket calculator." "This is fantastic." "We're talking a one-bedroom and den condominium..." "Lakeshore Drive, View." "It is four rooms, antiques, oil paintings and furniture right?" " He can practically make that thing talk, Bob." " I can hear it, Jerry." "That's a psychologi" "Hi." "Getting some candy." "Psychologist, office in the same building as Jerry's... fees per session." "Income as schoolteacher, wife, no dependents, and" "Got my candy." " That's about it." "We'll hit the total button" " Could I see that before you say it?" " Sure." " Is that pretty close to the figure, Bob?" " No." "That is the figure." " Really fantastic, Jeff." " Thanks." "You know, Emily, $80 really isn't out of line... but why don't we start you out at 60 and see how you do?" "Oh, 60." "No, I really don't" "Emily, I mean, this is our business manager." "He's trying to save us money." "Oh, well, okay." "Sixty." "Okay." "And, Bob, what do you need for the week?" " Spending money for the week?" " Uh-huh." "I'd say, 40." "Forty." "Well, I'll give you fifty." "Gee, thank you." "Congratulations, Bob." "You just got a $10 raise." "Why don't you give it to me?" "I sure could use it." " Oh, hi." " Hi." "Hey, I've been all over this building." "Could you please tell me where the Wongs live?" "I'm sorry." "There are no Wongs in this building." "Wong?" "That's me." " You're Wong?" " Yeah." "I always use the name Wong." "Get more for your money that way." " Hey, Harry!" "How are you?" " Hiya, Mr. Yee." "I think we got the right man, Jerry." "Oh, who cares?" "Carol, have you been able to get a hold of my business manager yet?" "Just his voice, Bob." "I called three times." "All I get is a dumb recording." ""Hello." "I'm Jeff Boggs." ""I'm not in right now... but when you hear the beep, you'll have 15 seconds to leave a message."" "Ugh!" "I just hate those machines, Bob." "I hung up on it." "Carol, you can't take machines personally." "It's just doing its job, you know." "Well, I know, and I'll try, Bob... but it really bugs me to talk to a machine... that has a better personality than I do." "Hi, Carol." "You going to lunch today, or can I sell you a sandwich?" "No, no, Dee Dee, absolutely not." "I've stuffed myself lately." " How about some yogurt?" " Okay." "I'll have some yogurt and that submarine sandwich." " Dee Dee, I'm gonna have a sandwich today." " Oh, good." "We have some terrific roast beef today, Dr. Hartley." " How much is that?" " A dollar ninety-five." "Do you have anything else?" "Well, the avocado and cream cheese is terrific too." " How much is that?" " A dollar forty." "Do you have anything that's just fair?" "Peanut butter and jelly, 95 cents." "I'll take it." "And could I get a receipt for that?" "A receipt?" "A receipt for the sandwich." "You know, a receipt." "Listen, Bob, I forgot to ask you" "I'm collecting for Tupperman's birthday present." " How much?" " Five dollars apiece." "Five dollars?" "Last year it was two dollars." "Are we getting him another one of those silly gag gifts?" "Wait'll you see it." "It's an exploding chair." "Seems sort of expensive." "Well, Bob, exploding chairs don't come cheap." "Thirty-six dollars." "Hey, what's the matter?" "It just seems sort of frivolous." "It isn't gonna last that long." "Here you are, Dr. Hartley." "Oh, in case you get audited on your income tax..." "I put down the license number of the place where I live." "Hi, Bob." "Carol, I'm going to the Palmer House for lunch, be back at 2:00." "Right, but before you go, Tupperman's gift." " Huh?" "How much?" " Five dollars." " All I got is a 20." "Pay me later." " Got you." " Jerry, could I talk to you for a minute?" " Sure." "What's up?" "How much cash does Jeff give you every week?" "You know, Bob, my needs are different than yours are." "I mean, I'm single, you know." " Yeah, I know." "How much?" " Well, I don't eat home much." " I'm always going out, so there's an additional expense." " How much?" " I go to movies an awful lot." " I get $50 a week." "I know." "Can you tell me how much you get?" "Well, my needs are different than yours, Bob." "He gives me what I need." "Are your needs more or less than $50?" " It's more." " I thought so." "It's a lot more." "I think I need a lot more." "Take what you need, Bob." "Don't strap yourself." "Jeff will find a way to deduct it." "Spend, Bob." "Enjoy!" "How are you all today?" "Take her down." "Come on, Hal, you know as well as I do... that there is just not that much difference... between a million-two and a million-four." "Yeah, right." "Just a second, Hal." "Yes?" "Okay, send him in." "Hal, that vacancy factor is not more than three... or four percent during the school year, is that right?" "Fine." "I still want that property near the university" "Right." "What do you figure the annual spendable is on that?" "Uh-huh." "Annual spendable not more than... three quarters of a percent during the school year." "Now, listen, Hal, about that vacancy factor." "Right." "If it's not more than three or four percent during the school year... we can sublease during summer months." "Fine." "Say, Bob, would you like some coffee?" " No, thank you." " Do you mind getting me a cup?" "Now I don 't want you to worry about that 200,000." "Right." "I absolutely guarantee it." "Right." "So I'll see you for lunch tomorrow, about 12:30." "Okay, fine." "Very good." "Just black." "Right, and we'll" "Okay." "Say hello to your wife." "Bye-bye." "Ah. thank you, Bob." " So, how you doing?" " Just fine." "I was in the neighborhood." "I just thought I'd stop by the office." " Well, I'm glad you did." " So, how you doing?" "Just fine." "As a matter of fact, I was putting together a deal for some of my clients." "It's just the kind of thing that I'd like to see you get involved in- sometime in the future, when you can afford it." "Its an apartment complex, and by the time I get through with this thing... it's gonna be worth three or four million dollars." "So, Bob, what can I do for you?" "Can you let me have $20?" "What for, Bob?" "I need it to live on." "Bob, what happened?" "I gave you $50." "You said that would be more than enough." "I know, but there was Tupperman's gag gift... my train ticket, and odds and ends." "Tupperman's gag gift?" "Yeah, but the big expense I didn't count on was the lunch..." "I took you and Jerry to, to celebrate our new business relationship." "If you remember, I was lucky enough to win the battle of the check... and it came to over $1 8." " You didn't use a credit card?" " No." "No, I didn't, Jeff." "Bob, you're gonna have to learn." "You must use a credit card." "Why don't you give me the receipt, and I'll reimburse you." "I, I didn't get a receipt, Jeff." "You didn't get a receipt?" "Bob, you must learn that you must always get a receipt." " I know that now." "I got a receipt today." " Ah." "Ninety-five cents for a  peanut butter" " Peanut butter and jelly." "Bob, the easiest thing in the world would be for me to give you that $20." "You know that, don't you?" "After all, it is your money." "I'm glad you said that, Jeff, because- it's sort of hanging in the back of my mind." "But look at it this way." "If I give you the $20 now, you might come back next week and ask... for $20 more- and then the week after that, another $20, Bob... and 20 here, and 20 there, and pretty soon we'll be back where we started from." " I'm sorry, Jeff." "You know" " No, no, no." "It's all right, Bob." "It's all right." "I'm going to give you the $20 this time." "But I just want you to learn to be more careful." "Otherwise, we'll be defeating our purpose." "Okay?" "Now, here's the 20, Bob, and" "Oh, gee." "The smallest I've got is a 50." "I can get that changed at the bank downstairs." "Say, Bob-Why don't you go to window three?" "That's where they have the new ones." "I love new ones." "Oh." "Hi, dear." "Did you remember the Parmesan cheese?" "Yeah." "It's all here." "It's not very much for $9.24." "For $9.24, you'd expect a little bulk." "You know, eggs are 89 cents a dozen?" "Honey, groceries are expensive." "So's clothing." "So's gold." "I remember when you paid $9.24 for groceries... you couldn't go through the express line." " Here's, the receipt." " I don't need it." "I just wanted to show you the receipt so you'd know how much it was." "Bob, do you want potatoes tonight or noodles?" "I just wanted you to know how much it was because it came out of my pocket." "Let's have noodles tonight, okay?" "Whatever, Emily." "You want to reimburse me for this?" "'Cause this is supposed to come out of your weekly allowance." "Oh!" "Sure." "How much?" " $9.24." " Okay, let's see what we got." "Here's a five." "Oh." "Four, nine." "And, 24 cents." "Here's a quarter." "Keep the change." "See, you get a lot more money than I do." "I mean, I only get $50." "That's all you can get." "That's the limit, you know, $50." "Well, next week, be a little more careful." "Once you learn to live within your budget, it'll be a lot easier." "Emily." "You want to sit down?" "You're gonna tell me a story, aren't you, Bob?" "That's right, I am." "Emily, I remember when I was a little boy... my brother and I used to go to the zoo." "But rather than look at the elephants and the lions... we used to like to go in the farm animal section." "And the thing I remember most was the ducks." "You know why?" "Well, because of the way they fed the ducks." "They had this big mechanical feeder... and if the ducks wanted to eat... they had to waddle up to it, and get down on their knees... and bang their beaks on this mechanical feeder... for a couple of pellets to come down." "Bob, that is" "That is fascinating." "Emily?" " I'm not through." " I know that, Bob." "The reason I brought that up is..." "I was at Jeff Boggs's office today... and..." "I felt like a duck." "I mean, I can't take it." "I want out." "Oh, honey, maybe You just had a bad day." "I had a great day." "I found 35 cents in my couch." "Emily, I, I can't live this way." "If that's what you want, okay." " I want it more than anything." " Well, you got it." "Great." "Great." "I'll call Jeff Boggs first thing in the morning." "Tonight, let's go to the Pump Room... and we'll have champagne and filet mignon... and we'll run up a big bill, and I won't even ask for a receipt." "Oh, Bob, that sounds wonderful." "And, honey, um, after we have dinner, you know... and we come back here, and we get undressed, and we get into bed" " Would you do me a favor?" " Yeah." "Would you tell me again how they feed the ducks?" " Good morning, Carol." " Hi, Bob." "Carol, would you get me Jeff Boggs on the phone?" "Sure." "Do you want me to transfer this into your office?" "No, I'll take it here." " Hello?" " Hi.This is Jeff Boggs." " Jeff, this is Bob Hart" " I'm not here right now, but when you hear the beep... you'll have 15 seconds to leave a message." "Jeff, I can't live on the" "I forgot to give my- Jeff, hi." "This is Bob Hartley." "Hi." "This is Jeff Boggs." "I'm not here right now, but when you hear the beep" " Carol?" " Bob?" "Take a letter."