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October 27, 2014
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I look forward to paying off all of my debt, and finally getting back to just being broke”

"I look forward to paying off al of my debt, and finally getting back to just being broke" is a jocular line that began as an e-card and first appeared on Twitter on August 12, 2011. The…

March 26, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I made a killing in the stock market today—I shot my broker”

The term "to make a killing in the (stock) market" means "to make a lot of money" and dates to at least 1913. A joke with the term "market" surfaced by 1956:…

September 26, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I must have money because I still have checks left”

"I must have money because I still have checks left" is a humorous line about someone who can't budget money. "How could I be overdrawn? -- I still have checks left"…

August 9, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I need to find hobbies that don’t include my bank card”

"I need to find hobbies that don't include my bank/credit/debit card" is a saying that has been printed on many images "I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit…

August 9, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I need to find hobbies that don’t include my credit card”

"I need to find hobbies that don't include my bank/credit/debit card" is a saying that has been printed on many images "I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit…

August 9, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit card”

"I need to find hobbies that don't include my bank/credit/debit card" is a saying that has been printed on many images "I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit…

December 5, 2019
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I never realized how short a month is until I started paying bills”

"I never realized how short a month is until I started paying bills" -- that is, there's not enough money to pay monthly expenses -- is a one-line saying that has been printed on…

December 5, 2019
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I never realized how short a month was until I started paying bills”

"I never realized how short a month is until I started paying bills" -- that is, there's not enough money to pay monthly expenses -- is a one-line saying that has been printed on…

November 23, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I only accept apologies in cash”

"I accept apologies in cash" was posted on Twitter by Luke Sparke on June 3, 2009. "I accept apologies in cash, cheesecake or chocolate" was posted on Twitter by Abhi Gupta on…

March 7, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I only carry rare coins. I have no common cents”

The term "rare coins" is often paired with "common cents" (a pun on "common sense"). "Thieves arrested after stealing nearly $69,000 in rare coins. So much for…

July 22, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I only practice safe sex in bank vaults”

"Safe sex" is sometimes joked to be sex in a bank vault (a safe). "A woman that thinks safe sex is making love in a bank vault and that ironing is bench pressing 300 lbs." was…

February 9, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I owe, I owe, so off to work I go”

"I owe, I owe, so/it's off to work I go" is a popular saying on bumper stickers and other gift items. The saying is sung to the tune of "Heigh-Ho" (the Dwarfs'…

July 31, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I pay too many bills to be paying attention to people that don’t pay my bills”

"I pay too many bills to be paying attention to shit that don’t pay my bills 😩" was posted on X/Twitter by 𝒦𝒜ℒℐ𝒯𝒜 . on July 17, 2021. Many people only have time for…

July 31, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I pay too many bills to be paying attention to shit that don’t pay my bills”

"I pay too many bills to be paying attention to shit that don’t pay my bills 😩" was posted on X/Twitter by 𝒦𝒜ℒℐ𝒯𝒜 . on July 17, 2021. Many people only have time for…

August 21, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I recently bought 51% of a vampire hunting company. I’m now the main stake holder”

A joke on the term "stakeholder" is: "I recently bought 51% of a vampire hunting company. I'm now the main stake holder." The joke was posted on Sickipedia and Twitter on…

May 15, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I recently came into a large sum of money” (joke)

"I recently came into a large sum of money" is the first line of a Not-Sate-For-Work joke. "I came into some money recently...............fussy bloody shopkeeper wouldn't take…

August 3, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I remember when I was broke. I’m still broke that’s why I remember so well”

"I remember when I was broke. I’m still broke that’s why I remember so well" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I remember when I was broke .. I’m still…

December 5, 2019
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I remember when I was poor. I’m still poor that’s why I remember so well”

Many people who are successful often tell about their poor beginnings. "I remember when I was poor. I’m still poor that’s why I remember so well" is a joke that was posted on Twitter…

March 24, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I saw a bank that said ‘24 Hour Banking,’ but I don’t have that much time”

"24-hour banking" usually implies that there is an ATM at the bank that allows transactions all day (24 hours). It doesn't mean that a bank customer has to spend 24 hours at the…

August 20, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I saw a sign in a shop window that read ‘Pay No Interest.’ So I carried on walking”

"Pay no interest" can have a double meaning. This joke was posted on Sickipedia on August 19, 2022: "I saw a sign in a shop window that read ‘Pay No Interest.’ So I carried on…

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