Skip to content

Wade's Daily Haiku

Poetry by Wade Kwon

Wade's Daily Haiku

Tag: money

it’s been an expensive year

haiku for 9/28/2026

it’s been an expensive year

High property tax,
crawlspace repair, legal fees,
new serpentine belt.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on September 28, 2026September 4, 2026Format QuoteTags home, moneyLeave a comment on it’s been an expensive year

will we ever retire?

haiku for 9/18/2026

will we ever retire?

Hard to save money
when food, gas and rent eat up
the monthly budget.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on September 18, 2026September 4, 2026Format QuoteTags economics, money, workLeave a comment on will we ever retire?

a nice racket

haiku for 8/30/2026

a nice racket

Skim a little off
the top, divert some to friends,
reap outrageous fees.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on August 30, 2026August 8, 2026Format QuoteTags business, capitalism, moneyLeave a comment on a nice racket

the world’s first trillionaire

haiku for 8/16/2026

the world’s first trillionaire

Totally normal
to have vast wealth under the
thumb of a real tool.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on August 16, 2026August 8, 2026Format QuoteTags capitalism, humor, moneyLeave a comment on the world’s first trillionaire

can we support local businesses?

haiku for 6/20/2026

can we support local businesses?

These are challenging
times when inflation is high
and cash is so tight.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on June 20, 2026June 7, 2026Format QuoteTags business, capitalism, economy, inflation, moneyLeave a comment on can we support local businesses?

no more home repairs

haiku for 5/27/2026

no more home repairs

Can’t afford any
more broken appliances
or burnt-out breakers.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on May 27, 2026May 16, 2026Format QuoteTags home, money, technologyLeave a comment on no more home repairs

venmo me

haiku for 5/22/2026

venmo me

Gimme my cash now.
Zap it to me from your phone
to my bank account.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Author Wade KwonPosted on May 22, 2026May 16, 2026Format QuoteTags humor, modern life, money, technologyLeave a comment on venmo me

when the bills come due

haiku for 2/8/2026

when the bills come due

Each month, we stretch our
paycheck to cover growing
expenses and needs.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on February 8, 2026February 1, 2026Format QuoteTags economics, economy, moneyLeave a comment on when the bills come due

scratch-offs and bottled water

haiku for 12/30/2025

scratch-offs and bottled water

She played card after
card, hoping for a small win
for her investment.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on December 30, 2025November 26, 2025Format QuoteTags entertainment, gambling, moneyLeave a comment on scratch-offs and bottled water

belts are tightening

haiku for 12/22/2025

belts are tightening

Not enough money
to cover food, gas and bills.
The struggle is real.

• • •

#haiku #poetry #wadesdailyhaiku

Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on December 22, 2025November 26, 2025Format QuoteTags capitalism, economy, inflation, moneyLeave a comment on belts are tightening

Posts pagination

Page 1 Page 2 … Page 4 Next page

About the poet

Random haiku

Random (probably) haiku from my old site

Instagram Twitter
Facebook RSS

© 2019-2026 Wade Kwon

Recent Posts

  • wheel watchers
  • the cook who couldn’t cook
  • afternoons in the hospice
  • to vote and vote again
  • the ruiner

Recent Comments

  • Nico on asynchronous planning
  • Tommyvot on beware the bitter
  • Wade Kwon on a light has gone out
  • Wade Kwon on emergency haiku
  • Wade Kwon on hopelessly hungover

Tags

  • art
  • body
  • business
  • capitalism
  • communication
  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • current events
  • dining
  • education
  • emotions
  • family
  • food
  • friendship
  • fun
  • government
  • health
  • hobbies
  • holiday
  • home
  • humans
  • humor
  • man vs. man
  • man vs. self
  • mental health
  • modern life
  • money
  • music
  • nature
  • pandemic
  • politics
  • pop culture
  • psychology
  • public health
  • relationships
  • season
  • social justice
  • society
  • sports
  • summer
  • technology
  • television
  • weather
  • work
  • writing

Archives

Wade's Daily Haiku Proudly powered by WordPress