Ben Franklin's Guide to Wealth: Being a 21st Century Treatise on What It Takes to Live a Rich LifeIt isn’t all about the Benjamins! A revolutionary way of looking at money and value, based on the writings of the Founding Father. Ben Franklin’s Guide to Wealth is the modern version of the treatise The Way of Wealth by Richard Saunders—one of Ben Franklin’s many pseudonyms. Franklin practiced what he preached in the treatise, and it made him rich enough to have a full life, travel extensively, and follow his intellectual musings, which in turn led him to become an accomplished scientist, inventor, political activist, diplomat, and writer. Franklin wasn’t born rich. He built his legacy using his intelligence, curiosity, natural good sense, and proclivity for thrift and hard work. When he died, he left a fortune. Now the authors bring practicing what Franklin preached up to date for today’s busy lifestyles, with sage advice on a range of financial basics including debt, thrift, the value of work and business, developing financial responsibility, money and time, and preparing for the future. It’s time to think about what “rich” really means. It’s time to get back to financial basics. It’s time to look for guidance from America’s original financial guru—Ben Franklin. |
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... keeps a dear school , but fools will learn in no other , and scarce in that . Believing that “ leisure is the time for doing something useful " and that " the doors of wisdom are never shut , " Franklin read everything he could get his ...
... keeps a dear school , but fools will learn in no other , and scarce in that . Believing that “ leisure is the time for doing something useful " and that " the doors of wisdom are never shut , " Franklin read everything he could get his ...
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... keeping a time and activity log. Try this exercise: Keep a log in quarter-hour increments to see what you spend your time on during a typical week. At the end of the week, categorize your time spent and add up the total amount of time ...
... keeping a time and activity log. Try this exercise: Keep a log in quarter-hour increments to see what you spend your time on during a typical week. At the end of the week, categorize your time spent and add up the total amount of time ...
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... keeping in mind what you've put in the first two columns, put a plus sign next to things you'd like to invest more time on, and a minus sign next to the things you'd like to spend less time on. Have you inventoried a week's activities ...
... keeping in mind what you've put in the first two columns, put a plus sign next to things you'd like to invest more time on, and a minus sign next to the things you'd like to spend less time on. Have you inventoried a week's activities ...
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... you do with that downtime - use it or waste it is the difference between leisure and laziness . Plough deep , while sluggards sleep , and you shall have corn to sell and to keep . How much of your budget do you spend on food?
... you do with that downtime - use it or waste it is the difference between leisure and laziness . Plough deep , while sluggards sleep , and you shall have corn to sell and to keep . How much of your budget do you spend on food?
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... keep life interesting. Learn a new way of looking at the world, dream, find a niche somewhere, or take on a personal challenge that is worth your time, especially one that will make or save some money. SECTION 2 SLOTHFULNESS Taxes are ...
... keep life interesting. Learn a new way of looking at the world, dream, find a niche somewhere, or take on a personal challenge that is worth your time, especially one that will make or save some money. SECTION 2 SLOTHFULNESS Taxes are ...
Contents
Attention to Detail | |
Not Trusting Too Much | |
Thrift Through Right Effort | |
Thrift Through Smart Savings | |
Living Simply | |
Break the Chains of Debt | |
The Future | |
One Last Thought | |
The Way to Wealth | |
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