“You can’t pick cherries with your back to the tree”
"You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree" has been attributed to American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) since at least the 1980s, but there's no…
“You can’t push a string” (economics adage)
Pulling a string is easy; pushing a string is difficult, with the string quickly losing its straightness. The term "pushing (on) a string" has been cited in print since at least 1910. In…
“You can’t see the future through a rear view mirror”
Wall Street stock investor Peter Lynch wrote "Peter's Principle #4" in his book Beating the Street (1993): "You can't see the future through a rear view mirror." This…
“You can’t sell from an empty wagon”
The business information company, Dun & Bradstreet, issued a 1949 poster of an old peddler with the slogan, "You Can't Do Business from an Empty Wagon." The saying (also popular…
“You can’t spend yourself rich”
"You can't spend yourself rich and you can't vote yourself free" is a saying popularized by Ukrainian-American author, podcaster, columnist, anarchist and media personality…
“You can’t take it with you”
You Can't Take It with You is the title of a 1937 comedic Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The concept that one cannot take worldly riches into the next world probably cannot…
“You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it”
"You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it" is a saying often attributed to American pastor Adrian Rogers (1931-2005), who used it in a 1998 book. The saying appears in print by 1935-36…
“You don’t know broke until you’ve rinsed off a paper plate”
"My financial status: I just rinsed off a paper plate" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Paper plates are usually thrown away after use. "You don't know poor until…
“You don’t know poor until you’ve rinsed off a paper plate”
"My financial status: I just rinsed off a paper plate" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Paper plates are usually thrown away after use. "You don't know poor until…
“You don’t put robbers to work in a bank”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Bartleby.comRespectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989NUMBER: 1588 AUTHOR: Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) QUOTATION: Will one of you gentlemen tell me in what…
“You don’t need analysts in a bull market, and you don’t want them in a bear market”
"You don’t need analysts in a bull market, and you don’t want them in a bear market" is a Wall Street saying usually attributed to financial trader and writer Gerald M. Loeb…
“You ever pay bills SO MUCH that when you have money left over you be like… WTF I forget to pay?”
"You ever pay bills SO MUCH that when you have money left over you be like... WTF did I forget to pay?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Paid the electric and rent…
“You get what you pay for”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Answers.comIdioms: you get what you pay for Inexpensive goods or services are likely to be inferior, as in That vacuum cleaner fell apart in a year -- I guess you get what…
“You have a friend at Chase Manhattan” (Chase Manhattan)
The Chase Manhattan Bank had a popular slogan during the 1960s that is still remembered by many today: "You have a friend at Chase Manhattan." The bank is now known as J. P. Morgan Chase…
“You have to be a contortionist in this economy to make ends meet”
The old financial expression of "make ends meet" becomes a joke when a contortionist is mentioned. "The contortionists at Barnum's show will never know what it is to be…
“You have to speculate to accumulate” (gambling proverb)
"Speculate to accumulate" (that is, "take chances to win big") appears to have started in gambling and was cited by Broadway scribe Walter Winchell by 1941. The phrase is more…
“You have two cows…” (Parable of the Isms)
"You have two cows..." is the start of a joke that's also called the "Parable of the Isms." The joke illustrates what happens to the two cows under Socialism, Communism,…
“You know you’re in a bear market when people are losing money but feeling pretty good about it”
"You know you're in a bear market when people are losing money but feeling pretty good about it. -- Wall Street Adage" has been on the "Food for thought" section on the…
“You make more money selling advice than following it”
Steve Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine, said in 1979: "Also keep in mind when reading advice what this 'expert's' grandfather liked to say: 'We make more money selling…
“You make your money in stocks, you keep it in bonds” (Wall Street adage)
The stock market is often viewed to be riskier than the bond market. "You make your money in stocks, you keep in in bonds" is said to be an old Wall Street adage, but print citations…