Subject: Money (Page 20)

Low Wages Said Key To Poverty

Headlines Money

A wedding invitation is sent by people who have been saying, “Do we have to ask them?” to people whose first response is, “How much do you think we have to spend on them?”

(1938 – ) journalist, columnist (Miss Manners)
Money People

People who can least afford to pay rent, pay rent; people who can most afford to pay rent, build up equity.

Money Murphy’s Laws

I need money… I have a staff of 30, and four houses, never mind the government, to support.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
Government Money Wealth

Lethargy bordering on sloth remains the cornerstone of our investment style.

(1930 – ) financier & investment businessman
Money

No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.

Money Murphy’s Laws Shopping Time

I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Money

When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money.

Charles Farrar Browne (1834 – 1867) humorist
Money

The first million is the hardest.

(1928 – 2019) American business magnate a&d financier
Money

If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves.

(1922 – 1999) labor union leader, president of the AFL-CIO
Money Wealth Work

Her business seems to be doing well; it must be very ludicrous.

Malaprops Money

We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Money Science/Weather

An inexorable upward movement leads administrators to higher salaries and narrower spans of control.

Money Murphy’s Laws

When packing for a vacation, take half as much clothing and twice as much money.

Clothing Money Murphy’s Laws

When you pass the buck, don't ask for change.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Money Situations

If my films don’t show a profit, I know I’m doing something right.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Entertainment Film Money

I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Education Money School

When a man says money can do anything… he hasn't got any.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor
Money

I saw a bank that said “24 Hour Banking,” but I don’t have that
 much time.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Money Things Time

The difference between a little money and no money at all is enormous… and the difference between a little money and an enormous amount of money is very slight.

(1897 – 1975) American author & playwright
Money

I was once so broke I forgot whether you cut steak with a knife or drank it with a spoon.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
Food/Drink Money Poverty