Subject: Money (Page 26)

Spare no expense to make everything as economical as possible.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs painting.

(1899 – 1966) producer, showman & lyricist

There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

(1900 – 1967) American film actor

1. Trial balances don't.
2. Working capital doesn't.
3. Liquidity tends to run out.
4. Return on investments won't.

I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

People who think money can do anything may very well be suspected of doing anything for money.

author

The most popular labor-saving device today is still a husband with money.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

He took me to McDonald’s, backed his car through the drive-through window, so the cashier could be on my side.

comedian & radio personality

I went to counseling, spent $5,000 to have two women call me a loser.

(1957 – ) American comedian

I’m not a paranoid deranged millionaire; Goddammit, I’m a billionaire.

(1905 – 1976) industrialist, aviator, engineer, film producer & philanthropist

No gold-digging for me… I take diamonds!

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Rich people are just like us though they now eat their meals off square shaped plates.

(1970 –) American stand-up comedian

Our rabbi is so poor that if he didn’t fast every Monday and Thursday, he’d starve to death.

Negotiating: The art of persuading your opponent to take the nice shiny copper penny and give you the wrinkled old paper money.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter

Auditors always reject any expense account with a bottom line divisible by five or ten.

I read recently that women still make 30% less than men in the workplace, which I think is fine, cause if we didn’t make 30% more, you guys would marry each other.

(1978 – ) American comedian & writer

Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month; others just go over them.


I used to sell furniture for a living… the trouble was, it was my own.

(1931 – 1993) English comedian

The Englishman who has lost his fortune is said to have died of a broken heart.

(1803 – 1882) essayist, poet, & philosopher

Bank: An institution that will gladly lend you money provided you can prove you don’t need it.