An car insurance agent was teaching his wife to drive when the brakes failed while they were driving down a really steep hill. “Tom, I can’t stop!” his wife screamed in panic, “what should I do?” “Just brace yourself darling”, her husband said, “and try to hit something cheap!” I […]
The Best Collection Of Finance Jokes
Jenny’s mother decided that her daughter should get something practical for her 10th birthday, rather than just more toys. “How would you like it if we opened a savings account for you?” her mother suggested. Jenny was delighted, so when her brthday came around, she went with her mother to […]
An attractive young woman walked into an accountant’s office and said to him “I need help to file my taxes”. The accountant said to her, “Well madam, before we begin, I will need to ask you a few questions”. He proceded to get her name, address, social security number and […]
During a bank robbery, the robbers tied the bank cashier up and then gagged him after learning the combination to the safe. They then herded the other employees into a separate room under guard. After they finished emptying the safe and were about to leave, the cashier made desperate pleading […]
A father had three sons who he sent away to university to ensure that all three of them had a good education. Before they left home he said to all of them, “I feel that it’s my duty to provide you with the best possible education. You do not owe […]
This is a list of financial definitions which someone sent me many moons ago and which I thought extremely appropriate for today’s political and financial climate in the USA. If you combine the corruption of the Trump administration with the fallout from the Coronavirus, this is likely to be what […]
Malcolm was walking to work one morning when he bumped into his friend Jeffrey, who looked as if he was really down in the dumps. Malcolm asked him why he looked so down in the dumps, dejected and sad and Jeffrey replied, “Oh Malcolm, the business is in financial trouble. […]
It is the middle of August and it’s holiday season in the South of France and there are lots of tourists visiting the region from all over the world. However, in a small town on the French coast, it is raining, so there is not too much business happening. With […]
Outside a small, independent bank in Kerry in Ireland, a crowd was gathering, all of them customers of the bank who were anxious about their finances. It was the time of the great depression and the world’s economies were in a state of shambles, with the value of their investments […]
The first year university student came running in tears to her father, crying “Dad, you really gave me some terrible financial advice!” “I did what?” her father said, somewhat shocked at what his daughter just said. “What did I tell you?” he asked. “You told me to put my money […]
A banker told his client that a one million dollar investment would turn into a ton of money! So the the client asked the banker, “How much is a ton of money?” The banker responded, “About two thousand dollars!” Image used under a Collective Commons License from: https://pixnio.com/objects/money-bills/money-coins-pictures/coins-bank-banking-currency-finance-coin-savings-cash
Whatever they do, have you ever wondered how accountants do it? Accountants do it by the book. Accountants do it within budget. Accountants do it to the bottom line. Accountants do it with double entries. Accountants do it between spreadsheets. Accountants are Certified to do it in Public. Accountants do […]