“Sell when you can, not when you have to”
"Sell when you can, not when you have to" is a market saying of uknown origin, cited in print since at least 1983. One should "sell when you can" (during a rising market, taking…
“September is when leaves and stocks tend to fall; On Wall Street it’s the worst month of all”
Stocks haven't done well in the month of September. The annual Stock Trader's Almanac made it into a poem: September is when leaves and stocks tend to fallOn Wall Street it s the worst…
“Seventy-eight per cent of the earth is covered with water; the rest is covered with mortgages”
"Seventy-eight percent of the earth is covered with water; the other 22 percent is covered with mortgages" is a joke illustrating that most of the earth is actually under water -- and the…
“Shareholders should be worried when a CEO builds a new headquarters”
When should shareholders worry about a chief executive officer? Iain Martin wrote in Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the men who blew up the British economy (2013): "The old adage is…
“Short arms and long pockets” (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…
“Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money”
Many people hate a bank’s ATM fee. "Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Thank you, ATM fees, for allowing me to…
“Shoutout to ATM fees for making me buy my own money”
Many people hate a bank’s ATM fee. "Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Thank you, ATM fees, for allowing me to…
“Show me your checkbook and I’ll tell you your values”
"Show me your checkbook and I'll tell you your values" is a popular saying of uncertain origin. "Show me a person's checkbook and I can tell you what he cares about"…
“Shrouds have no pockets”
"Shrouds have no pockets" means that earthly possessions can't be taken along when people die. The saying was popularly expressed in this frequently reprinted October 1858 newspaper…
“Sitting on a gold mine” (possessing something of great value)
To be "sitting in a gold mine" is to be in possession of something of great value, often without knowledge or understanding of that value. The American idiom usually does not require…
“Sixteen wives: four better, four worse, four richer, four poorer” (joke)
"For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer" is part of a Christian marriage vow. A popular riddle/joke is: Q: How many wives can a man have?A: Sixteen. Four better, four worse, four…
“Smooth seas make poor sailors”
"Smooth seas make poor sailors" is a nautical proverb that dates to at least 1863. The saying means that smooth seas don't provide sailors with a proper challenge or test to make…
“Snow banks imply the existence of snow bank heists”
A snowbank is a mound of snow. It's not like a bank that has money, but there are jokes. "Snowbanks multiplying everyday...gonna withdraw me some snowmoney #SnowStacks" was posted on…
“Snowbanks imply the existence of snow credit unions”
A snowbank is a mound of snow. It's not like a bank that has money, but there are jokes. "Snowbanks multiplying everyday...gonna withdraw me some snowmoney #SnowStacks" was posted on…
“So often we rob tomorrow’s memories by today’s economies”
New York-based drama critic and author John Mason Brown (1900-1969) wrote in Morning Faces: A Book of Children and Parents (1949): "As a rule, for budgetary reasons, I do not travel in a…
“Soak the rich”
"Soak the rich" means to take money from the rich (such as from taxes) so that the rich people will feel "soaked" (slang for "overcharged" or "ripped off").…
“Some debts are fun when you’re acquiring them, but none are fun when you’re retiring them”
"Some debts are fun when you're acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them" was written by American poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971) in The New Yorker on January…
“Some people are so poor, all they have is money”
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money" is a popular saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying means that some people, despite having money, are spiritually poor.…
“Some people grow, other people swell”
Financial author and frequent CNBC contributor Anthony Scaramucci wrote in Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul (2010): "In 1989, I sat there, eager to be…
“Sometimes all you need is a billion dollars”
"Sometimes all you need is a billion dollars" (or "Sometimes all you need is 500 million dollars") is a jocular saying about money that has been printed on many images.…