Personal Finance Advice From 1758

In 1758, Benjamin Franklin, the original blogger, wrote an essay called The Way To Wealth.  The essay is basically a collection of advice and adages from 25 years of Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac.

I’m presenting it here because most of what Franklin said in 1758 is still applicable today. Especially the themes of hard work and frugality.

Here are some notable quotes:

• “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship”
• “Gain may be temporary and uncertain, but ever while you live, expense is
  constant and certain”.
• “Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy”.

Here is a text version of The Way To Wealth =>: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/_files/resources/texts/1758%20Franklin%20Wealth.pdf

At six pages long it is a short and helpful read.

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James Hendrickson

James Hendrickson is an internet entrepreneur, blogging junky, hunter and personal finance geek. When he’s not lurking in coffee shops in Portland, Oregon, you’ll find him in the Pacific Northwest’s great outdoors. James has a masters degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Bachelors degree on Sociology from Earlham College. He loves individual stocks, bonds and precious metals.