“Work until your bank account looks like a phone number” is a popular saying that went viral in September 2014. A popular joke is that the phone number is “911”—the emergency number.
“911 boleh tak ni? RT @aleeyahawyeah: 999 RT @megatzhariff: Work until your bank account looks like a phone number” was posted on Twitter by Rapanda Capanda on September 25, 2014. “WAIT. Phone no from which country?N what kind? 911 is a phone number too.. ‘@Bossy_KC: Hustle so your bank account looks like a phone number’” was posted on Twitter by PrincessTosynBucknor on October 6, 2014. “911 ‘@EtniesJags: Work until your bank account looks like a phone number’” was posted on Twitter by Uwani on October 15, 2014.
Twitter
Rapanda Capanda
@evvok
911 boleh tak ni? RT @aleeyahawyeah: 999 RT @megatzhariff: Work until your bank account looks like a phone number
11:40 AM - 25 Sep 2014
Twitter
PrincessTosynBucknor
@TosynBucknor
WAIT. Phone no from which country?N what kind? 911 is a phone number too.. “@Bossy_KC: Hustle so your bank account looks like a phone number”
2:56 PM - 6 Oct 2014
Twitter
Uwani
@TheUwaniAliyu
Replying to @EtniesJags
911 “@EtniesJags: Work until your bank account looks like a phone number”
4:50 AM - 15 Oct 2014
Twitter
College Student
@ColIegeStudent
“Work until your bank account looks like a phone number”
Well…
(A $9.11 balance is shown.—ed.)
12:14 PM - 9 Oct 2016
Reddit—Funny
Posted by u/askim35 July 25, 2017
Work until your bank account looks like a phone number
(An account balance of $9.11 is shown.—ed.)
Reddit—Funny
Posted by u/offbeatovaries November 17, 2017
“Work until your bank account looks like a phone number”
imgur.com/OzoLqD…
(An account balance of $9.11 is shown.—ed.)
Reddit—Funny
Posted by u/a_persian March 29, 2019
Work until your bank account looks like a phone number
i.imgur.com/jygdfv…
(An account balance of $9.11 is shown.—ed.)
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/neja_May 5, 2019
My dad always said, “Work until your bank account looks like a phone number” so I did.
Account balance: $9.11
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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