“If you can’t drive to it, don’t lend to it”
Money is often spent locally. "If you can't drive to it, don't lend to it" and "if you can't drive to it, don't invest in it" are popular adages. "We…
“If you can’t handle me when I’m broke, then you don’t deserve me when I have $600”
"If you can't handle me when I'm broke, then you don't deserve me when I have 60/600 bucks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying began in December…
“If you can’t handle me when I’m broke, then you don’t deserve me when I have 60 bucks”
"If you can't handle me when I'm broke, then you don't deserve me when I have 60/600 bucks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying began in December…
“If you can’t pay cash, you can’t afford it”
"If you can't pay cash, you can't afford it" is a money saying that has been printed on many images. The adage is popular with those who don't like borrowing money or using…
“If you can’t sell what you want, you sell what you can”
"Think again of LTCM – if you have to generate cash and you can’t sell what you want to sell, you sell what you can sell" was written by financial author Richard Bookstaber on his…
“If you count your money when it comes out of the ATM machine, you officially don’t trust a thing”
ATMs (automated teller machines) usually dispense cash very accurately, but many people still count their cash anyway. "You have very thick trust issues if you still count your money when it…
“If you count your money when it comes out of the ATM machine, you officially don’t trust anything”
ATMs (automated teller machines) usually dispense cash very accurately, but many people still count their cash anyway. "You have very thick trust issues if you still count your money when it…
“If you count your money when it comes out of the ATM, you have trust issues”
ATMs (automated teller machines) usually dispense cash very accurately, but many people still count their cash anyway. "You have very thick trust issues if you still count your money when it…
“If you don’t hold it, you don’t own it”
"If you don't hold it, you don't own it" (or "If you can't hold it, you don't own it") is a catchphrase of the blogger Ponce, who used the tag on Gold is…
“If you don’t know coins, know your dealer” (coin collecting adage)
"If you don't know jewelry, know your jeweler" is a saying that dates to at least 1927. "If you don't know (your) coins, know your dealer" is a similar adage that has…
“If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out”
"If you don't know who you are, this (the stock market or Wall Street) is an expensive place to find out" wrote "Adam Smith" (George Goodman) in his bestselling book, The…
“If you don’t pay your exorcist, do you get repossessed?”
A popular joke about "repossession" was told after the release of the film The Exorcist (1973). This joke was cited in February 1974: "Did you hear of the man who refused to pay his…
“If you get a loan at a bank, you pay it for 30 years. If you rob a bank, you’re out in 10 years”
"If you get a loan at a bank you pay it for 30 years. If you rob a bank, you’re out in 10 years. Follow me for more financial advice" is a joke that has been printed on many images. The…
“If you give a homeless person counterfeit money, they will go to prison and no longer be homeless”
There are two memes about giving a homeless person counterfeit money. "Give a homeless person counterfeit money. They'll go to prison and no longer be homeless" (shown on an image)…
“If you have ever eaten chocolate money, you have bit coins”
Chocolate money had nothing to do with "bitcoin" -- which is not a "bit" coin -- but there have been several jokes. "The last time I Bitcoin, I was eating chocolate money…
“If you have to ask, then you probably can’t afford it” (J. P. Morgan?)
"If you have to ask, you (probably) can't afford it" is a saying used to describe purchases of expensive products, such as homes, cars and jewelry. Financier J. P. Morgan (1837-1913)…
“If you hear that everybody is buying a certain stock, ask who is selling”
James Dines, editor of The Dines Letter (online investment advice), said in 1983: "If you hear that everybody is buying a certain stock, ask who is selling." The investment saying has…
“If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it”
"If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it" is a popular joke, meaning that the $20 (that is not paid back) is a small sum to be rid of an…
“If you owe a bank thousands, you have a problem; owe a bank millions, the bank has a problem”
There's an old banking proverb: "If you owe the bank thousands (a small amount), then you have a problem. If you owe the bank millions (a large amount), then the bank has a problem."…
“If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys”
"if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys" means that if you pay a small amount ("peanuts"), you don't get very good workers ("monkeys"). "Peanuts" has long…