“Delay, deny, defend” (3Ds of insurance company handling of claims)
"Delay, deny, defend" are often called the "3Ds" of insurance company handling of claims. If a claim is delayed for a long time, and then denied, and then defended, the…
“‘Acceptable level of unemployment’ means the government economist has a job” (Nowlan’s Truism)
"An 'acceptable level of unemployment' means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job" was given as 'Nowlan's Truism" in 1978 and…
“‘Your bill is ready to view’ well I’m not ready to view it”
"'Your bill is ready to view' well I’m not ready to view it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many people are not fully prepared to see how much they…
“(When you) Get a hunch, bet a bunch”
"(When you) Get a hunch, bet a bunch" has been a gambling saying since at least 1937. The saying was also adopted by the racetrack, with this ending: "Get a hunch and bet a bunch --…
“$1,000 isn’t a lot of money to have, but it is a lot to owe”
"Being an adult is realizing that $5,000 is a lot of money to owe and very little money to own" (or "Being an adult is realizing that $1,000 is little money to have, but a lot to…
“$100 is basically an adult dollar”
"$20 is like an adult dollar" is a saying that has been printed on several images. $100 has also been called an adult dollar. That is, just a dollar doesn't have significant value…
“$20 is like an adult dollar”
"$20 is like an adult dollar" is a saying that has been printed on several images. $100 has also been called an adult dollar. That is, just a dollar doesn't have significant value…
“50K don’t get you to first base in the Big Apple” (Wall Street film, 1987)
The movie Wall Street (1987) showed a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider, Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas, who won an Academy Award for this role. The plot also involved a young…
“A 350 credit score prevents identity theft”
"A 350 credit score prevents identity theft" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. A 350 credit score is very poor, and something no one would want to steal.…
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 369:Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope)English-born U.S. comedian,…
“A banker lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back when it rains”
The humorous definition of a banker is of a man who lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, but who wants the umbrella back the moment it starts raining. That is, a bank will lend you money…
“A belt made of dollar bills would be a waist of money”
The term "a waste of money" has a popular pun: "A belt made of dollar bills would be a waist of money" The pun "waist of money" was used in the 19th century. "A…
“A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money”
"A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money" is a popular saying that has been printed on gift items, such as T-shirts and posters. "A yacht, they say, is a hole in the…
“A bubble is a bull market in which you don’t have a position”
Dominic Frisby, of MoneyWeek, wrote in November 2009: "One of my definitions of a bubble is 'a bull market in which you don't have a position'. How many of those that say gold…
“A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before it ends”
American money manager Barton Biggs (1932-2012) said in February 1996: "Bull markets are like sex -- they feel best just before the end." American investor Warren Buffett used Biggs'…
“A correction is when you lose money and a bear market is when I lose money”
What's the difference between a short-term "market correction" and a "bear market" or a "crash"? A joke says that the difference is not how far stocks have…
“A day late and a dollar short”
The phrase "another day, another dollar" dates to the early 1900s and is a typical day laborer's lament -- meaning constant work for little pay or advancement. "A day late and a…
“A dyslexic robber runs into a bank and screams, ‘Air in the hands, mother stickers!’”
A bank robber might shout, "Hands in the air, motherfuckers! This is a stickup!" A jocular dyslexic version has been printed on many images. "No, but I can do you the one about the…
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be”
"A father carries pictures where his money used to be" is a jocular line of unknown authorship. "A father is someone who carries his children's pictures where his money used to…
“A financier is a pawnbroker with imagination”
"A financier is a pawnbroker with imagination" is credited to the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934). This is slightly incorrect. In Pinero's play, Iris (1901), one character…