Dialog 1 cut corners [ 節約する、手抜きをする ]

Alicia:How come I never have any money at the end of the month?
Yukio:Because you're spending too much money on unnecessary things.
Alicia:Really? Where can I cut corners?
Yukio:Let's see, you can get rid of your telephone line, cable TV, newspaper subscriptions, and start using the water from your bathtub for the laundry.
Alicia:Those are good ideas!

Dialog 2 in the works [ 進行中 ]

Alicia:I want to travel to China but I can't speak Chinese.
Yukio:Don't worry. There's a new Translation Pill in the works!
Alicia:Really?! How will it work?
Yukio:When you take the pill, the English words you say will vibrate out of your mouth in Chinese.
Alicia:Really?!
Yukio:No, I'm just joking. Ha, ha, ha, ha….