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May 9, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I am transfinancial. I’m a rich man trapped in a poor man’s body”

An explanation of the term "transfinancial" (transsexual + financial) has been printed on several images. "Let me introduce myself. I'm transfinancial, I'm a rich man…

February 16, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I asked the banker to check my balance, so she pushed me!”

A popular and obvious pun on "bank balance" was cited in print by at least 2006: "Went to the cash machine yesterday - an old and confused lady asked me to help check her balance -…

August 12, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I bought a Jewish sports car. It not only stops on a dime, it picks it up”

American singer, songwriter and novelist Kinky Friedman joked on the Jewish reputation for being tight with money. "Y'know the definition of a Jewish Cadillac? It stops on a dime and…

November 4, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I called my stockbroker today and asked him, ‘What are you buying?’ He said, ‘Canned goods’”

"Called my stockbroker this morning and asked him what I should be buying? He said, "Canned goods and ammunition'" is a saying that has been printed on several images. That is,…

December 14, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I can hold a note as long as the Chase Manhattan Bank” (singer Ethel Merman)

The actress Ethel Merman (1908-1984) in the musical play Girl Crazy (1930) sang the song "I Got Rhythm" (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin) and became an instant star.…

March 8, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I can’t wait until I’m financially able to afford who I really am”

"I can't wait till/until I'm financially able/stable to afford who I really am" is a financial saying that has been printed on many images. "I can’t wait until I’m…

March 8, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I can’t wait until I’m financially stable to afford who I really am”

"I can't wait till/until I'm financially able/stable to afford who I really am" is a financial saying that has been printed on many images. "I can’t wait until I’m…

November 3, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I cannot be friends with money anymore. We both leaving the house same time but is only me coming back home”

"I cannot be friends with money anymore. We both leaving the house same time but is only me coming back home" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I cannot be…

March 8, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet” (aphorism)

"I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet" means that, while one can despair about one's wealth or situation, there is always someone poorer or less…

December 14, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I don’t have a bank account because I can’t remember my mother’s maiden name”

Bank accounts sometimes require the account holder's mother's maiden name for security purposes. The comedienne Paula Poundstone said in the HBO comedy special Women of the Night (1988):…

December 24, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceHolidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already fuckin done that”

"I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already did (that)" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (a…

April 8, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I don’t understand why banks get upset when you can’t repay a loan…” (joke)

"I don't understand why banks get upset when you can't repay a loan. You already knew I had no money when I came to borrow it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

January 31, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I don’t even know how to use my own credit card anymore. Tap it? Swipe it? Bop it? Twist it?”

Credit cards and debit cards used to be swiped, but now can also be inserted or tapped. It can be confusing. "First they tell me to swipe it, then to stick it, and now to tap it? Credit cards…

January 31, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I don’t even know how to use my own debit card anymore. Tap it? Swipe it? Bop it? Twist it?”

Credit cards and debit cards used to be swiped, but now can also be inserted or tapped. It can be confusing. "First they tell me to swipe it, then to stick it, and now to tap it? Credit cards…

December 24, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceHolidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already did that”

"I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already did (that)" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (a…

November 30, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I dream of being a millionaire like my uncle. He’s dreaming, too”

"I always dream about being a millionaire like my uncle. He's dreaming, too" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I always dream of being a millionaire,…

December 26, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I entered a dad joke competition and won $1000. It was a grand dad joke”

The sum of $1,000 is a "grand." There is a "dad joke" -- or rather a "grand dad joke" -- about this. "I was paid $1000 for this joke. It was a grand dad…

September 11, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I fantasize about winning the lottery way too much for someone who never buys lotto tickets”

"I think about winning the lottery way too much for someone that don't buy lottery tickets" and "I fantasize about winning the lottery way too much for someone who never buys…

May 21, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I found a hat with $17.50 in it. A guy was too busy juggling to pick it up”

Many public performers leave a hat (to collect donations) on the ground. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 17, 2018: "I found a hat with £17.50 in it. I thought this other lad was…

March 21, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I found a wallet today and as a good Christian I thought, ‘What would Jesus do?’” (joke)

A drinking joke has been printed on several images: "I found a wallet today and as a good Christian I thought, 'What would Jesus do?' So i turned it into wine." "Today I…

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