“Retirement isn’t an age, it’s a financial status”
"Retirement isn't an age, it's a (financial) number" is a favorite saying of American personal finance expert Chris Hogan, who wrote the book Retire Inspired: It's not an…
“Retirement isn’t an age, it’s a number”
"Retirement isn't an age, it's a (financial) number" is a favorite saying of American personal finance expert Chris Hogan, who wrote the book Retire Inspired: It's not an…
“Retirement isn’t an age, it’s an amount of money”
"Retirement isn't an age, it's a (financial) number" is a favorite saying of American personal finance expert Chris Hogan, who wrote the book Retire Inspired: It's not an…
“Retirement isn’t an age, it’s an income”
"Retirement isn't an age, it's a (financial) number" is a favorite saying of American personal finance expert Chris Hogan, who wrote the book Retire Inspired: It's not an…
“Return of principal is more important than return on principal”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 29 April 1997, Providence (RI) Journal, "Out-of-state banking requires care" by Neil Downing, pg. E1:"It's the old Will Rogers maxim: Return of…
“Rich have money, wealthy have time”
"The rich have money and the wealthy have time" is a financial saying. A person might have to work all the time to acquire money and to become rich, but a truly wealthy person has time to…
“Rich people ask ‘How much?’; broke people ask ‘How much per month?’”
"Rich people ask 'How much?'; broke people ask 'How much per month?'" is an adage comparing the monetary habits of rich people to poor people. "Wealthy people…
“Rich people splurging: ‘Fuck it, I’II buy a yacht.’ Me splurging: ‘Fuck it, I’m getting an appetizer’”
Some people go to a restaurant and decide to "splurge" by ordering an appetizer. A rich person's "splurge" is quite different. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by 🇭🇹…
“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing”
"Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing" is a quotation from billionaire investor Warren Buffett (who got rich by knowing what he's doing). The popular investment saying has…
“Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.”
American investor Warren Buffett has two investment rules: Rule No. 1. Never lose money.Rule No. 2. Never forget Rule No. 1. Buffett has been cited with these rules since at least August 1985.…
“Sales is vanity, profit is sanity, cash is reality” (“Volume/ Turnover/ Revenue is vanity…”)
"Sales is vanity, profit is sanity" (or "Volume is vanity," "Turnover is vanity," "Revenue is vanity") means that it's not how much that one sells that…
“Salons always have hair on the floor. Garages always have oil on the floor. Banks, what is your problem?”
"Salons always have hair on the floor. Garages always have oil on the floor. Banks, what is your problem?" is a saying that has been printed on several images. That is, banks do not have…
“Save your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them”
Pennies are almost worthless, but are often used to pay the odd amounts after a sales tax is added. "Save up your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them" is a sales tax saying…
“Saving is a very fine thing, especially when your parents have done it for you”
"Saving is a very fine thing, especially when your parents have done it for you" is a jocular statement that has been credited to Winston Churchill (1874-1965) since at least 1968 and…
“Scared money never wins” (gambling, Wall Street adage)
"Scared money never wins" is a gambler's adage that was used in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. The adage has been used in poker, horseracing and (perhaps inevitably) Wall…
“Schrödinger’s Cash: When you don’t know how much is in your bank account”
The paradox of "Schrödinger's cat" is sometimes joked as "Schrödinger's cash" or "Schrödinger's money" -- something that is both there and not there.…
“Sell down to the sleeping point” (Wall Street proverb)
The stock market sometimes causes many people to lose sleep. An old Wall Street proverb is to "sell down to the sleeping point" -- that is, only assume the risk that can make you sleep…
“Sell in May and go away (buy back on St. Leger’s day)” (Halloween Indicator)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Halloween indicatorThe Halloween indicator is a theory that the period from November to April inclusive has significantly stronger stock market growth on…
“Sell on Rosh Hashanah, buy on Yom Kippur” (Wall Street adage)
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, followed by Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Many of New York City's stock traders are Jewish. A Wall Street adage arose by about the 1920s; "Buy…
“Sell when Business Week says buy” (Business Week cover curse/cover jinx)
"Sell when Business Week says buy" is a reflection of the so-called "Business Week cover curse" (or "Business Week cover jinx"). A magazine's reporting usually…