“The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights”
The Bible includes the sayings "The meek shall inherit the earth" (Psalms 37:11) and "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). "The meek shall…
The Bible includes the sayings "The meek shall inherit the earth" (Psalms 37:11) and "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). "The meek shall…
Money in banks can be frozen and confiscated whenever a government declares an "emergency." This was posted on Twitter by Coin Bureau (guy.eth) on February 15, 2022: "Know this: The…
Do bank tellers move slowly? One joke is: "The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once." The one-liner was posted by John…
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" is an old proverb meaning that everyone's situation in life is seemingly (if not actually) more desirable than one's…
In the late 1960s, Wall Street had a consensus that "the most bullish thing" (an event causing stocks to rise) would be for the Vietnam War to end. Various other circumstances would be…
Inflation has been called a form of robbery because it makes money worth less. " It can be truly said, to-day, 'Inflation is robbery'" was printed in the Cincinnati (OH) Daily…
Is "running out of money" an exercise? "The only exercise he ever got was running out of money" is a jocular line that was cited in Earl Wilson's New York-based syndicated…
"The odds are good that you will be laid up long before you are laid out!" has been cited in print since at least June 2010, listed in a frequently reprinted article titled…
Ezra Solomon (1920-2002) was a professor of economics at Stanford University. As a member of the President Nixon's Council of Economic Advisors (1971-1973), Solomon contributed to the change…
"The only job where you start at the top is digging a hole" is a popular business joke, cited in print since at least the 1920s. The authorship is not known. 24 April 1923, Kingston (NY)…
"The only stock options I have are chicken and beef" is a jocular one-line saying. "Just padded my stock options. Now I got both chicken and beef stocks" was posted on Twitter…
"Bentley's Second Law of Economics: The only thing more dangerous than an economist is an amateur economist!" has been cited in print since at least 2002. There is no evidence who…
Student loans cannot be discharged in a personal bankruptcy. But what about an apocalypse? "@CreditLoan you're insane if you think student loan lenders won't survive a Zombie…
Many people hate pennies and believe them to be almost worthless. "The only reason I use pennies is to avoid getting more in change" was posted on Twitter on October 7, 2011. "The…
Paul Volcker (a former chairman of the Federal Reserve) has said that he's no fan of fancy financial products (such as the "credit default swap"). In December 2009, Volcker addressed…
Saint Nicholas (sometimes called Santa Claus) had a pun on his name cited in 2006: "Does Santa have any money?""No. That's why they call him St. Nickeless!" A pun went…
"The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last one went" is a financial saying that has been printed on many images.…
A popular banking anecdote has Baron Rothschild saying that only two men in the entire world understand gold, money and the financial system. One man is a director of the Bank of England and the…
Humphrey Bancroft Neill (1895-1977), the "Vermont ruminator," was a stock market contrarian, as expressed in his book, The Art of Contrary Thinking (1954). He wrote: "The public is…
"The reward for saving your money is being able to pay your taxes without borrowing" is a jocular line that's popular at tax time. "The master farmer is the farmer who can pay…