Joe Rodolico's definitions

Tierney

A title of honor for an extremely attractive, single female in sixth-century Ireland. Voting was held in small villages.

Her beauty, charm and innate breeding won her the title of Tierney of the village.

by Joe Rodolico January 31, 2007

frugalista

A new breed of thrift shoppers that will trample or kill anyone who stands in between them and a bargain.

Black Friday was really sad this year when a mob of frugalistas trampled a guy to death just to save a few dollars on Christmas shopping.

by Joe Rodolico December 16, 2008

ninja loan

An acronym for a loan given to a person designated as "No income, no job or assets;" hence - N-I-N-J-A.

The bank's ninja loans have ruined its credit rating. Now, no other bank will lend it money.

by Joe Rodolico September 23, 2007

credit card slave

A person working to pay off huge debts.

Freya didn't really understand how credit card interest rates work, and ran up large debts during her college days. Now, she is a credit card slave; because most of her salary goes into paying them off.

by Joe Rodolico January 26, 2007

credit card coolie

Any unskilled worker laboring to pay off huge debts.

Low income individuals can be quite optimistic about the future when using plastic instead of cash to make purchases. But if, for some reason, they suffer a financial setback, that little piece of plastic may turn them into credit card coolies.

by Joe Rodolico January 26, 2007