Pennies are widely regarded as mostly worthless, and many people don't bother to pick them up from the ground. "Is it littering to leave a penny on the ground?" was asked on Twitter…
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has nothing to do with the American neo-noir action film series and media franchise John Wick, but there are jokes. The…
"The Mythical Merits of Paper Money" is an essay by American author and politician Ron Paul that was published on November 26, 2013. "Paper money is not wealth," Paul wrote.…
"Eat the rich" was a slogan of the counterculture Zippies that became popular at the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. The slogan promotes a redistribution of…
In 1896, it was reported that Baron Rothschild was asked for advice on financial transactions -- one with a very large rate of interest and another with a smaller rate. Rothschild reportedly said:…
Investor Warren Buffett called the financial crisis of 2008 an "economic Pearl Harbor" on CNBC's Squawk Box on September 24, 2008, and again on PBS's Charlie Rose Show on…
The economy causes worry among both economists and investors. The difference, as the saying goes, is that "economists are paid to worry." "Economists are paid to worry about the…
"Economists do it with models" is one of many professional "do it" jokes that have been put on T-shirts and bumper stickers. "Operations researchers do it with models"…
"Elephants don't gallop" is an investment adage that Jim Slater (a former investment columnist for London's Sunday Telegraph) made famous some time before 1993. Slater meant…
"Enjoy the party, but dance near the door" (or, "enjoy the party, but dance close to the door") means that one should enjoy rising markets ("the party"), but always be…
A "turkey" is known as a generally (but not always) flightless bird. A "turkey" is also slang for a "flop" or an "unsuccessful venture." "Even turkeys…
"Every bull market has a copper top" means that a stock bull market also features a high price for copper. "Every bull market has a copper top" has been cited in print since at…
"Every sunken ship has a chart (room)" means that everyone follows financial charts, some people to their demise. "'Every sunken ship has a chart room' - An angry…
"History repeats itself" is an old proverb. In February 1944, a new slant to the proverb appeared in a Los Angeles (CA) newspaper: "After reading about the cost of the present war…
A budget often comes with conditions or exceptions. "'Exceptions prove the rule' -- and wreck the family budget" was written by newspaper columnist Olin Miller in May 1963.…
British writer and journalist Hugh Kingsmill (1889-1949) once described the old pensioners living at a seaside hotel as "excrement living on increment." The infrequently used expression…
“Experience is a comb that life gives you after you lose your hair" is credited to Judith Stern. In his March 1955 syndicated newspaper column "Try and Stop Me," Bennett Cerf…
"Fall in love with your bills and maybe they'll leave you, too" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "FALL in LOVE with your BILLS and Maybe they'll…
"Gas money" means "money to buy gas (for the car)," but there's a joke: "Farted on my wallet and now I have gas money." "I farted in the room and charged…
It's often said that Wall Street has only two emotions -- fear and greed. Fear creates panic selling and drives markets down. Greed creates buying frenzies and drives markets up. The proverb…