Overcoming Hardship Gifts

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

People tell me my hardships make me stronger...

"You think you're a monster because you have poor self image."

Courage. Love.

I have to get the Positive Thinker...

"I did seize the day. But then it seized me right back and used some kind of jujitsu move to flip me on my ass."

New Orleans Will Come Back Blues.

Sales

"Cheer up, Simon. . . I'm always here for you!"

Man on a unicycle trying to guard credit from nasty 'Bankruptcy'.

'Whoops. There goes one of my prostheses.'

Happy Days are here again

Ready for the curves life throws at you.

"Look at me - I can do this!"

'Oh no! We're in negative equity.'

"Generation X, Y or Z? No idea. My brat is Generation SLSLWMAF - Stinkin' Lazy, Still Living with Mom at Forty."

In Case of Emergency - Break Glass and take a BIG SWIG!

"...and I'd like to thank my mother, who is a lesbian, for guiding me through a real tough gender-identity crisis."

'I'm going to have to let you go.'

Life gives you lemons

'Our vows didn't say anything about hedge fund mis-management!'

Boxing with yourself

'Sorry, I don't do bailouts.'

'She is waiting to be recovered, but financially.'

"Woohoo, we have have overcome the wave!"

"Homeowner please help."

"This accident will not affect my career as a football pro. Fortunately, I'm left-footed."

'Lost my shirt in the market ! Kept some dignity with hat & tie.'

Covid Winter

"Armstrong, you're the cheapest cheapskate on earth." "Not yet, but a man can dream." "This toothache is killing me but I have no money and no insurance. Do you know where I can find a really cheap dentist?" "Of course. I can give you my guy's name. He works for peanuts." "I’ll get a pen." "You’ll also need a passport and lots of penicillin."

'I have been searching my soul to find the real reason why I ended up here and one answer in particular keeps turning up.'

'I'm a redundant bank teller.'