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January 11, 2021
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The bank wants to repossess my tree house. I’m convinced it’s a mix up from when I moved branches”

Banks have "branches," and there are puns. "The bank want to repossess my tree-house. They say I haven't kept up my payments but I'm sure it's just a mix-up from when…

July 14, 2006
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The Banking Alternative for the 21st Century” (NYC Check Express)

NYC Check Express began in 1971, but its slogan is "The Banking Alternative for the 21st Century." A similar-sounding slogan has been trademarked by another company. NYC Check Express…

December 7, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The bears have Thanksgiving, but the bulls have Christmas” (or, “The bulls have Thanksgiving…”)

"The bears have Thanksgiving, but the bulls have Christmas," or is it "The bulls have Thanksgiving, but the bears have Christmas"? The former appears to have been cited in print…

September 1, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best cure for a recession is a recession”

Texas Congressman Ron Paul wrote in February 2009: "First of all, just as the best cure for a hangover is not to drink so much, the best cure for a recession is a recession. It is time to…

November 22, 2025
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best part about the penny being canceled is that nobody can give their 2 cents anymore”

Minting of the United States penny stopped in November 2025. This had an effect on the expression "my two cents" (my opinion). "Nobody can give their 2 cents anymore because they…

September 8, 2025
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best skin care routine is having money. Anything else is a lie”

"The best skin care routine is having money. Anything else is a lie" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Having money reduces one source of stress, and it also means that a…

September 8, 2025
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best skin care routine is having money. That shit will literally make you glow 24/7”

"The best skin care routine is having money. Anything else is a lie" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Having money reduces one source of stress, and it also means that a…

September 8, 2025
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best skin care routine is money”

"The best skin care routine is having money. Anything else is a lie" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Having money reduces one source of stress, and it also means that a…

September 8, 2025
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best skincare routine is having money. Anything else is a lie”

"The best skin care routine is having money. Anything else is a lie" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Having money reduces one source of stress, and it also means that a…

June 8, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best thing money can buy is financial freedom”

Rob Berger, a litigation attorney and founder of The Dough Roller website, wrote the article "Top 100 Money Quotes of All Time" for Forbes.com on April 30, 2014. The last quote was:…

July 25, 2009
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best time to invest is when you have the money”

"The best time to invest is when you have the money" is a saying often credited to Sir John Templeton (1912-2008), an American-born British stock investor. "The time to invest is…

February 4, 2009
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best way to rob a bank is to own one”

On June 13, 1987, William Crawford, the California savings and loan commissioner, testified before Congress on the growing Savings & Loan crisis of the 1980s: "We build thick walls, we…

April 15, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best way to save money is to go in da house and lay yo ass down”

"The best way to save money is to go in the house and lay down" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The best way to SAVE money, is to go in the house & lay yo ass…

April 15, 2024
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The best way to save money is to go in the house and lay down”

"The best way to save money is to go in the house and lay down" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The best way to SAVE money, is to go in the house & lay yo ass…

October 3, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The bigger the base, the higher in space” (Wall Street adage)

"The bigger the base, the higher in space" is a stock market technician's adage. Alan Shaw, and analyst at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., said in 1985 that he had two…

October 3, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The bigger the top, the bigger the drop” (Wall Street adage)

"The bigger the top, the bigger the drop" is a stock market technician's adage. Alan Shaw and Robert Colby, analysts at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., used the adage in 1984…

August 4, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The bond market is smarter than the stock market”

"The bond market is smarter than the stock market" is a popular financial saying. The bond market has more institutional investors and the stock market has more individual (and…

January 16, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The broker made money and the brokerage firm made money – and two out of three ain’t bad”

There's an old Wall Street joke told when an investor loses money: ""The broker made money and the (brokerage) firm made money – and two out of three ain’t bad." The broker…

February 16, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The bull walks up the stairs and the bear jumps out the window”

"The bull walks up the stairs and thee bear jumps out the window" means that a market drops ("bear") faster than it rises ("bull"). The saying has been cited in print…

July 6, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“The checkbook and the calendar never lie”

"The checkbook and the calendar never lie" (or "the calendar and the checkbook never lie") means that you can tell about a person's priorities by looking at how he or she…

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