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September 30, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I was going to tell a finance joke, but then again, it would bear no interest to you”

A finance joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on September 29, 2017: "I was going to tell a finance joke, but then again, it would bear no interest to you." Reddit -- OnelinersI was…

February 16, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I was meant to be rich, I just know it. I can tell by the way I spend money”

"I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was born to be rich, I can tell by the way i spend"…

February 15, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money”

"I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was born to be rich, I can tell by the way i spend"…

November 16, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I wish dogs lived longer and life wasn’t so expensive and leftover fries still tasted good heated up”

"I wish pets lived longer and life wasn't so expensive and leftover fries were still good warmed up and people didn't suck" and "I wish pets lived longer and life…

December 11, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I wish I was rich” (genie joke)

A genie traiditionally grants three wishes. A joke on "I want to be rich" was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2016. Twitterdouble fro 7‏@fro_voGenie: what is your first wishJoe: i…

August 21, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I wish my bank account refilled as fast as my laundry basket”

"I wish my bank account refilled as fast as my laundry basket" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since 2011 and is of uncertain…

March 20, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I wish out of sight out of mind applied to bills”

"Out of sight, out of mind" is an old proverb. "I wish out of sight out of mind applied to bills" is a one-line saying that has been printed on several images. "'Out…

November 15, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I wish pets lived longer and life wasn’t so expensive and cake didn’t make you fat and people weren’t idiots”

"I wish pets lived longer and life wasn't so expensive and leftover fries were still good warmed up and people didn't suck" and "I wish pets lived longer and life…

November 15, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I wish pets lived longer and life wasn’t so expensive and cake didn’t make you fat and people weren’t twats”

"I wish pets lived longer and life wasn't so expensive and leftover fries were still good warmed up and people didn't suck" and "I wish pets lived longer and life…

November 15, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I wish pets lived longer and life wasn’t so expensive and leftover fries were still good warmed up and people didn’t suck”

"I wish pets lived longer and life wasn't so expensive and leftover fries were still good warmed up and people didn't suck" and "I wish pets lived longer and life…

June 27, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I wish the bags under my eyes had money in them”

"I wish the bags under my eyes had money in them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Unfortunately, they are not money bags. "Wish the bags under my eyes had money in…

September 24, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I woke up this morning to a robber in my house searching for money. I joined him”

A joke has it that a person (who has no money) is sleeping, but then hears that his house is being robbed: "I woke up this morning to a robber in my house searching for money. I joined…

June 23, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I wonder how much money I could save if I wasn’t a fucking idiot”

"i wonder how much money i could save if i wasn’t a fucking idiot" was posted on Twitter by "not SVU 🦋 insta: caliv4nia" on May 2, 2021, and received over 309,000 likes.…

August 9, 2014
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I wouldn’t start from here” (joke)

An old joke is told about a big city motorist who is lost in the countryside. He asks a local how to get to a big city. (Various cities have been named in the joke.) The local tries to give him…

March 17, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’d be a bum on the street with a tin cup if the markets were always efficient” (Warren Buffett)

"I'd be a bum on the street with a tin cup if the markets were always efficient" was said by billionaire investor Warren Buffett and published in the April 3, 1995 issue of Fortune…

April 8, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’d rather check my Facebook than face my checkbook”

"I would rather check my Facebook than face my checkbook" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. "Would rather check my facebook than face my checkbook…

December 11, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’d rather have four quarters than a hundred pennies”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Blue And Silver Shark: A Biker's Story: (Book 5 in the Series)By Edward Winterhalder and Marc TeatuJenison, MI: Blockhead City Inc.2015Pg. ?:He had…

April 7, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m a dollarbetic because I don’t feel good when my money low”

"When my money low, I don't feel good. I think I'm a dollarbetic" (usually shown spoken by Baby Yoda) is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Dollarbetic"…

October 28, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m a millennial, so my retirement plan is societal collapse”

"I'm a millennial, so my retirement plan is societal collapse" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many millennials cannot afford a retirement plan. "RT…

March 8, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m a trust fund baby. My parents trust me to fund myself”

"I'm a trust fund baby. My parents trusted me to go fund myself" (or "I'm a trust fund baby. My parents trust me to fund myself") is a jocular saying that has been…

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