Earlier this week, Chase Bank posted a tweet mocking its customers with low bank account balances. It was meant to be funny, but after a wave of backlash, the tweet was soon deleted. It turns out shaming people for their financial problems doesn’t exactly put them in stitches.
These Twitter users, on the other hand, understand the winning recipe for a hilarious money tweet: It has to be timely, relatable and just a bit self-deprecating. See what I mean below with these 16 tweets about money that will have you chuckling.
adults really drilled “stop, drop & roll” into our heads but didn’t teach us how to balance a check book. i have never ONCE been on fire and i’ve been in debt for years. riddle me that
— Sativa Plath (@CAlien__) May 30, 2018
Money can't buy happiness—
— Steve Olivas (@steveolivas) February 13, 2019
but I probably wouldn't cry as much in a Porsche as I do in my station wagon.
Me: You know, one nice thing about being snowed in all weekend is we haven't had to spend any money.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) January 6, 2018
Wife: (clicking add to cart) So nice.
[11-minute heavy sigh]
— adrian crawford (@Crawf33) April 1, 2019
FINE i'll pay rent AGAIN this month, JESUS
Me on pay day on my way to spend all of my money pic.twitter.com/0LnsF3msok
— Giuly 🍪 (@Princessofwifi) March 12, 2019
Me: I’m going to take you out and spend a bunch of money on you.
— Jessie (@mommajessiec) December 13, 2018
Kid: Yay!!!
Me: *takes kid to orthodontist*
My fondest childhood memory is thinking $20 is a lot of money
— Brock (@ChillBrock) April 29, 2019
would love for one second of my adult life to feel as amped as i did as a child knowing i had five bucks to spend at scholastic book fair
— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) February 2, 2019
I'm at my most fake news when I tell my husband how much money I spent shopping.
— Darla (@ddsmidt) January 21, 2017
I just want enough money to live comfortably and for all my personal assistants, butlers and chauffeurs to live comfortably, also.
— Rodney Lacroix (@moooooog35) March 27, 2019
I’m more than willing to test out that whole “money can’t buy happiness” thing.
— Stacey (@skittle624) January 4, 2019
I have successfully hidden money from myself in my wallet so I wouldn’t spend it. I’m available for financial counseling.
— Darlin’ Darla (@Darlainky) January 29, 2019
I see it
— motherducker (@houseandhens) January 31, 2019
I like it
I want it
I can’t afford it so i DIY it & spend twice as much in supplies
if money doesn't grow on trees please explain the price of avocados
— minkstolethisname (@minkpinkustink) February 23, 2019
mugger: gimme your money
— Erin Bacardi (@Mom_Overboard) February 19, 2019
me: don't have any
mugger: debit card
me: *crying* my account's empty
mugger: *nervously* shh
me: *sobbing* i barely afford my mortgage
mugger: well—
me: my 3 boys eat me outta house and home
mugger: three boys?! shit lady lemme spot you some cash
I would like to think money won’t change me, but I found $5 in the pocket of my spring coat and immediately bought name brand aluminum foil.
— Abby Heugel (@AbbyHasIssues) April 2, 2019
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