“I got a bill in the mail that said FINAL NOTICE. What a relief!”

“I got a bill in the mail that said FINAL NOTICE. What a relief!” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker is happy not to be bothered again about owing money. Authorship of the joke is uncertain.
 
”... got a bill in the mail that said,“FINAL NOTICE!”  I said to myself, good ‘cause I was tired of getting them Mf’s anyway!” was posted on Twitter by UMBShortStop on January 20, 2012. “‘Just got a bill in the mail that said, ‘Final Notice.’ So that’s a relief.’ — Joe DeVito” was posted on Twitter by Rachel Jenkins on March 31, 2013. “Just got a bill in the mail that said ‘Final Notice.’ What a relief” was posted on Twitter by #ThingsPhilipSays on January 14, 2015. “I JUST GOT A BILL IN THE MAIL THAT SAID FINAL NOTICE. WHAT A RELIEF” was posted on Facebook by Clifton Slaucītājs on April 20, 2021.
   
     
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UMBShortStop
@RealShortStop
... got a bill in the mail that said,“FINAL NOTICE!”  I said to myself, good ‘cause I was tired of getting them Mf’s anyway!
12:37 PM · Jan 20, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
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ToffersQuotes
@ToffersQuotes
... got a bill in the mail that said,“FINAL NOTICE!”  I said to myself, good ‘cause I was tired of getting them anyway!
1:24 AM · Jan 21, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
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✩✪ Lily ✪✩
@_TwitChick
... got a bill in the mail that said,“FINAL NOTICE!”  I said to myself, good ‘cause I was tired of getting them anyway!
12:39 PM · Jan 23, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Ingrid G. Price
@pricie2
Got a bill in the mail that said,“FINAL NOTICE!” I said to myself, thank god ‘cause I was tired of getting them anyway!
12:49 PM · Dec 29, 2012·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
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Rachel Jenkins
@rachelbirder
“Just got a bill in the mail that said, ‘Final Notice.’ So that’s a relief.” — Joe DeVito
6:57 PM · Mar 31, 2013·iTweet.net
 
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Reed Tucker
@reed_tucker
I really liked, “Just got a bill in the mail that said, ‘Final Notice.’ So that’s a relief.” by
@JoeDeVitoComedy
11:24 AM · Apr 1, 2013·Twitter Web Client
     
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Stryke App
@Strykeapp
“Just got a bill in the mail that said ‘Final Notice’. So that’s a relief. ” - Joe DeVito #TellAJokeDay #Strykeapp
12:59 AM · Aug 16, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
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Trish
@Trish3D
I just got a bill in the mail that said “Final Notice” whew that’s a relief !!
3:12 PM · Oct 12, 2013·Twitter Web Client
         
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#ThingsPhilipSays
@thingsPKsayz
Just got a bill in the mail that said “Final Notice”
What a relief
#thingsphilipsays
5:47 AM · Jan 14, 2015·Twitter for Android
 
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Louis McFadden - Non-GMO, Quasi-Free Range Human
@McFadden1932
“I just got a bill in the mail that said ‘FINAL NOTICE,’ so that’s a relief.” - Joe DeVito
11:36 PM · Jul 17, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Pamela
@PamelaStaton5
A guy got a bill in the mail that said FINAL NOTICE. He said now that’s a relief.
10:28 PM · Dec 12, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Teresa Lynn Lamey
@TeLynLa
I just got a bill in the mail that said “Final Notice” - Thank goodness! I was getting tired of all the mail and phone calls.
1:25 PM · Apr 8, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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Clifton Slaucītājs
April 20, 2021 at 5:54 PM ·
I JUST GOT A BILL IN
THE MAIL THAT SAID
FINAL NOTICE
WHAT A RELIEF