“Jesus Saves, Moses Invests”
"Jesus Saves" is a message that the Bible Society advertised since at least the 1960s. By at least 1965, someone added the following graffito to that message: "But Moses…
“Just accidentally put my donor card into the ATM machine. It cost me an arm and a leg”
Some people get the cards in their wallet mixed up. "I was soooo pissed I went to call a cab from the phone box and put in me donor card instead of me phone card.....cost me an arm and a…
“Just checked my bank account and it looks like everyone getting text messages for Christmas”
"Bank account looking like everybody getting a text message for Christmas" (or "Just checked my bank account and it looks like everyone getting text messages for Christmas") is…
“Just when you find the key to the market, they change the locks”
"Just when you find the key to the market, they change the locks" is an old Wall Street adage. "The trouble with some guys when they give you the keys to the city they change the…
“Knock, knock.”/“Who’s there?”/“Cash.”/“Cash who?”
A knock-knock joke involving cash (and cashews) is: "Knock, knock.""Who's there?""Cash.""Cash who?""What are you, some kind of nut?" The joke…
“Laggards become leaders” (“Leaders become laggards”)
"Laggards become leaders" (and its opposite, "leaders become laggards") is sometimes said to be an old Wall Street saying. A stock might lag behind others in one economy, but…
“Land of the fee and home of the slave”
"O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave" is the last line of the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." This has been changed to "land of the fee…
“Learning Opportunity, Stay Strong” (“loss” backronym)
"Learning Opportunity, Stay Strong" is sometimes given as a backronym (back acronym) of the word "loss" "Learning Opportunity, Stay Strong" was coined by American…
“Let them eat iPad”
Bill Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, spoke in Queens in March 2011. A member of the audience asked Dudley about high food prices, and when he actually did his food…
“Leverage is a double-edged sword”
A "double-edged sword" has two cutting edges; in finance, a "double-edged sword" means something that has both potential benefits and liabilities. Financial leverage can…
“Life is too short to stay broke”
"Life is too short to stay broke" is a saying that has een printed on several images. Authorship is unknown. "Life's too short to stay broke" was posted on Twitter by…
“Like a million bucks/dollars” (wonderful or excellent)
Something that looks/feels/sounds/tastes/smells "like a million bucks/dollars" is something that is wonderful or excellent. "A good dinner looked like a million dollars to me…
“Liquidity begets liquidity”
"Liquidity begets liquidity" is a financial saying meaning that once a market is proven to have liquidity (active buying and selling), more investors join in and there is more liquidity.…
“Live in the know” (Wall Street Journal slogan)
The Wall Street Journal launched an advertising campaign in January 2010 with a new slogan: "Live in the know." A previous slogan had been "The daily diary of the American…
“Loans and debts make worries and frets”
Entry in progress -- B.P. The proverb is cometimes credited to John Ray's 17th century book of English proverbs, but it does not appear there. Google BooksThe Salt-Cellars:Being a collection…
“Long pockets and short arms” (stingy)
Money (such as coins and a wallet) is often kept in the pockets on a person's garment. A "deep pocket" would be able to hold more money. Lawyers developed legal strategies to go…
“Long story short… I need $1M”
"Long story short... I need $1M" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "long story short… i need $1M" was posted on X/Twitter by mamas on July 9, 2021, and this…
“Lose one’s shirt” (become impoverished)
To "lose one's shirt" is to lose everything. "Lose your shirt" was cited in print in 1886, in a story about gambling at draw poker. "Uncle Sam (...) has not 'lost…
“Lose your opinion, not your money” (Wall Street adage)
"Lose your opinion, not your money" (or, "Give up an opinion before you give up your money") means that one shouldn't hold fast to a money-losing point of view. The saying…
“Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand”
"Love is grand: divorce is a hundred grand" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, bumper stickers and T-shirts. "Love is grand, but divorce…