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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…

March 8, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m a trust fund baby. My parents trusted me to go 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…

October 13, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“I’m actually pretty good with money, as long as I don’t go outside where all the stores are. or stay inside where my phone is”

Some people can't go outside because they see stores and they spend money. They also can't stay inside because they shop online. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Jonathan Edward…

May 16, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m being fisted by the invisible hand”

Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) wrote in his book The Wealth of Nations (1776) about an "invisible hand" in a free market that directs wealth and resources to…

December 30, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m filthy, stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain’t bad”

"I'm filthy, stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain't bad" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is surely filthy and stinking, but not rich.…

December 5, 2011
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m having an out-of-money experience”

"I'm having an out-of-money experience" (a pun on "out-of-body" experience) is a popular expression on gift items such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. "I'm…

April 10, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m in so much debt, I could start a government”

"I'm in so much debt, I could start a government" is a jocular one-line saying about personal debt and government debt that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted to…

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