Superstitions about money

Posted on by Forest in General, Opinion, Saving Money & Finances

Superstitions about money – Money is something that impacts our lives as much as anything else I can think of. We carry it around all day in one form or another. We use it to fund our lifestyles from survival to thrival (did I make that work up!!!). Anyway the fact that it has such an impact means that it is no surprise that many superstitions both in the form of wives tales and personal have evolved around the subject of money!

Superstitions about money

Lucky quarter – This is one of the widest used superstitions and although people don’t say they directly believe it many people do carry a lucky quarter on their person.

Wooden nickel - A wooden nickel is seen as a bad thing but my partners mother carries one around, not sure if anyone else does this but it made me laugh.

Kissing money - Kissing is seen as a nice gesture so why not kiss money! Well asides from the fact that it carries tons of germs, you don’t know where it has been are good reasons but hey it may have traces of cocaine on it so maybe that’s why people do such things!

A purse (or any other money holder) as a gift requires a little money inside. Given empty it causes bad financial luck - According to Wikipedia this is a Russian superstition, I guess it’s just a nice gesture anyway!

If your palm itches then you are coming into money – I think this is more likely eczema or chemical burn but you can turn it into something positive if you believe in superstition! I believe I have heard an itchy nose variation on this one too.

Money picked up from the road could contain evil spirits – Apparently this one is from Trindad and Tobago, doesn’t all money contain evil anyway?

A brown spider in your house will bring you money – Another one from Trinidad and Tobago. I wonder if this is where the money spider name came from?

At the end of a rainbow you will find a pot of gold – Typical Irish humor at play here I suspect! Even those old wives knew a rainbow could not be tracked to it’s end!

A bird pooping on your head means you are lucky and could come into money! - C’mon this just turned up to make the unfortunate victim feel better but they will feel worse when they don’t get any cash!

Do you have know or have any superstitions about money?

What superstitions about money do you carry? Do you have a ucky dime, have to run around a paving slab 12 times after spending $100 or do you know of any funny, crazy superstitions?

Thanks for reading.