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February 6, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My dad’s been suffering from seizures. So far, they’ve taken his car, his house and his boat”

"Recently my Dad's been suffering from seizures. So far they've taken his car, his house and his boat" was posted on Twitter by Gary Delaney on February 8, 2017. The joke is…

February 8, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My debit card is starting to feel like a gift card…‘not sure how much is on this but try it’”

"My debit card is starting to feel more like a gift card.... 'not sure how much is on this but we'll give it a try'" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

August 2, 2019
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My dyslexic French friend said he owed me some money…OUI”

The letters "IOU" ("I owe you") are hinted at in this joke that was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 1, 2019: "My dyslexic French friend said he owed me some…

June 26, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My Facebook account is for laughing. For crying, I have my bank account!”

"My Facebook account is for laughing. For crying, I have my bank account!" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Koroit Bakehouse on March 14, 2021. It's not known who posted…

March 29, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My favorite childhood memory is not paying bills”

"My favorite childhood memory is not paying bills" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "What is your favorite childhood memory? Not paying bills"…

September 20, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My financial status: I just rinsed off a paper plate”

"My financial status: I just rinsed off a paper plate" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Paper plates are usually thrown away after use. "You don't know poor until…

May 12, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My friend can’t afford to pay his water bill anymore. So I sent him a card, “Get well soon’”

A "get-well card" is usually a card to encourage someone to "get well" after an illness. It's not a card encouraging someone to get a water well, but there are jokes.…

January 21, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My friend swallowed some coins and was taken to the hospital” (joke)

People sometimes swallow coins, and it's one of the oldest of American puns: "My friend swallowed some coins and was taken to the hospital. I asked the nurse about his condition, but she…

October 11, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My main problem is reconciling my gross habits with my net income”

Australian-born actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959) was one of Hollywood's highest-paid stars in the 1940s; in the 1950s, however, he faced financial disaster. A Flynn quote was published in many…

August 24, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My mortgage identifies as a student loan” (student loan forgiveness joke)

Student loan debt forgiveness became an issue at the first Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate on June 26, 2022. Joe Biden, who participated in the debates, was elected president. "FACT…

October 27, 2014
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My new credit card has this awesome theft protection…” (joke)

"My new credit card has this awesome theft protection where it just says 'declined' whenever you use it" is a jocular line that was cited on Twitter on May 13, 2012. "My…

December 29, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My New Year’s Resolutions:  1. Get my finances in order 2. Get finances”

"To Do: 1. Get my finances in order 2. Get finances" was posted on X/Twitter by Gary (Mystic Mac)🍀on November 30, 2023. The joke is that the speaker has not much money to get into…

July 30, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“My paycheck says I have a good job. My bills say I need to do better”

"My paycheck says I have a good job. My bills say I need to do better" is a saying that means the speaker's paycheck is not covering the bills. The saying has been popular since…

October 28, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“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…

April 5, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My swear jar could finance the fucking space program”

Many people put money in a swear jar after they swear. "My swear jar could finance the fucking space program" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My swear jar…

February 27, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My wife’s credit card was stolen…” (joke)

"My wife's credit card was stolen, but I'm not going to report it," a husband says in this old joke. "Whoever stole it spends less than she does." The joke was cited…

August 29, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“My word is my bond” (“Word is bond”); Dictum Meum Pactum

"My word is my bond" (Dictum Meum Pactum in Latin) became the motto of the London Stock Exchange in 1923 and the Security Traders Association in 1934. "My word is my bond" is an…

November 3, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Myself and money both leave the house at the same time but sometimes I’m the only one that comes back home”

"I cannot be friends with money anymore. We both leaving the house same time but is only me coming back home" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I cannot be…

June 7, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Needing insurance is like needing a parachute…”

An insurance saying -- sometimes jocularly attributed to Confucius -- that has been printed on many images is: "Confucius Say: Needing insurance is like needing a parachute. If it isn't…

December 12, 2008
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut” (business proverb)

"Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut" is an old business proverb that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. The barber is in the…

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