HOME
Vault
Fun
Tour
Definitions
New
Departments
Binkles
Joy
Frivel
BonBons
Map
About
Storehouse
Order
Policies |
Goofy Policies Department
Our management style defies logic
Truly unfathomable and unprecedented policies arise here.
Its been called the Addled-Administration Department (not kind). But this
abandonment of normal business practices is intentional. We like our policies better.
And Ill dare say that the people who come here do too.
Notice the lilac background, which means these policies are just for fun.
Heres where to find the Genuine policies
What it does better than everyone else
This departments primary function is listening to our readersespecially
to their light-hearted, inspired, mostly-ignored side. What do our visitors (Hey! thats you) really
want? Wheres the hunger? The unscratched itch?
How can The Joyful Banker provide even more joy and whimsey? And not just
while youre here either.
Every single policy is designed to make
life simpler, happier, and less frustrating for you, our readers.
Sure, sure, other banks dont work that way (even though they claim to).
The differences arent just in our poicies, but in our priorities. Feelings
trump finances! People trump stuff!
And where do those other banks stack up in your list of positive experience? Not very high,
Ill wager. Thats why The Joyful Banker devotes itself to very
different priorities. Yours!
Meet the Head Honcho
Cash OConnell is the President of this whole establishment. Thats
his trusty assistant, Penny Aldrich, who really runs this department (as well as him).
Together, they apply the WD40that makes everything move smoothly around here,
day in and day out.
Joyful Banker Policies
Our standard of performance is a high level of frivel, giggle, and absurdity.
But theres a plan behind itto puncture whats serious and soul-deadening with
light-hearted jocularity. And also, to remind everyone theyre surrounded
by much to enjoy, to appreciate, and to share.
To discover the primary values on which
everything else around here rests, read The Soapbox.
Joyful Banker is devoted to the emotional solvency of our customers.
Our guiding Business Plan encourages non-stop growth of fun, caring and generosity.
Be playfula happy heart protects you from excess gravity
(a BonBon). Play and banter elevate any experience out of the ordinary.
Free is Best
The best things in life really are free, starting with freedom. Protect it
and use it wisely. Its your birthride!
Almost everything at Joyful Banker is freebut its valuable
nonetheless. Which raises a disturbing question, why do we value what we cant have so
highlyyet place so little value on those things that we have which are beyond price?
Parody is Our Parity
- Watch for the
Pair of Ds – To indicate were all for fun
- Frivel is never frivol-ous. Its inspired!
- People are more important than thingsand relationships based on caring
and respect are infinitely more valuable than anything a bank keeps track of
- Your real WEalth cant be kept in a bank. Hintnotice the WE in WEalth.
Its bigger than you are, and not for you alone
Interest Compounds with Awareness
- Ones interest is compounded dailyby using whatever captures your attention.
Interest stretches (expands) both you and the experience itself, at the same time
- The Banker has less concern about your credit history than your
caring history.
And that pales when compared to the shariosity possible each moment
(Generosity + Binkles = Shariosity)
- Interest always produces a positive return in some form
Deposits and Withdrawals
- Unlimited withdrawalshelp yourself. Take enough to pass some along
- Deposit joy and energy into others and their dreamsthat yields a crop of vitality
- Joy is infinitely elasticable to stretch to include an unlimited number of
people and experiences
- Checks dont bounce here, because we disapprove of red ink or red faces
- The Banker doesnt make loans or expect paybackssince we dont keep accounts
- Our funny munny remind you to care and share yourselfbestow something truly
infinite: a cheerful heart
- Our bucks arent legal tender, but they make you feel tender
Joy and Binkles
- Reorder your prioritiesput joy and binkles first, and many difficulties resolve themselves
- Joy and kindness cover all needs and are always available options
- The natural state of man is joylest we forget
- Joy is the coin of our realm. Spreading joy and binkles is the only thing this institution takes seriously
Adopt the Binkle Standard
1. Spend more of your time and attention with the people
or activities which provide binkles
2. Spend less time and attention upon people or activities
that drain binkle energy
3. Pass it around! Leave a trail of binkles wherever you go
Thats it! Straightforwardbut the rewards cannot
be exaggerated
|
Credit Cards
Our credit cards have no limits or due dates.
Unfortunately, so far we havent found any stores willing to accept them.
Savings Accounts
Anyone who visits The Banker has an account hereits their email address.
We provide a weekly Interest Report to monitor your investments.
Guarantees
- This is the funnest financial institution in the world
- The Joyful Banker provides a joy-filled experience in every way
we can think of
- Joy taken daily (hourly, even better) abolishes the glums, boredom,
or loneliness (Hey! Lets go for minute-ly)
Joyful Banker Discourages:
- Hoarding MEalth, instead of WEalth. Its too self-centered
- Withdrawing (as in contracting from lifes challenges)
Live life expansively and passionatelywhich tend to offend logic (that cant understand
them). To withdraw (protecting oneself) from life is a sign of fear and stuckness
- Greed An immature, low-grade outlook, which is ruled
by fearfulness and Never Enough
- Selfishness makes for a small outlook and a
small worldno bigger than ones desires
TOP SECRET (shhhhhhh
)
There one big planning and development project The Banker has been working on for some
time now. Its almost ready to roll out. People think banks just care more about
money. For us, thats not true. We care about the persons emotional
balances, their inner worth.
One problem that keeps us all off balance (even
in the red, as in anger) is that even when we do have enough money, we feel like we
dont have enough time to enjoy it or step out of lifes pressure cooker.
Before too long, The Banker will have some announcements youll want to watch for.
_____________________
Copyright © 2005, Off the Page Press
The Joyful Banker - A Parody of all things Financial
Off the Page Press (719) 395-9450 fax (719) 395-9453
P.O. Box 4880, Buena Vista, Colorado 81211 USA http://www.joyfulbanker.com editor@joyfulbanker.com
|
Click for Joy



Subscribe




Read the ebook












|