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The way to wealth : advice, hints, and tips on business, money, and finance / Benjamin Franklin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2011.Description: 135 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1616082011 (alk. paper)
  • 9781616082017 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Way to weath
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Contents:
The way to wealth -- The whistle -- Necessary hints to those that would be rich -- The way to make money plenty in every man's pocket -- Advice to a young tradesman -- On luxury, idleness, and industry -- On smuggling, and its various species -- On truth and falsehood -- On the usefulness of mathematics -- On the price of corn, and the management of the poor -- An economical project -- Plan for saving on hundred thousand pounds -- A modest enquiry into the nature and necessity of a paper currency -- Letter to Mrs. Jane Mecom -- Letter to Miss Stevenson, Wanstead -- Letter to Dr. Priestly -- Letter to Benjamin Vaughan -- Letter from Anthony Afterwit.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 332.024 F831 Checked out 04/30/2024 33111006802173
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Ben Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless. The Way to Wealth is a collection of Franklin's essays and personal letters on how to make money, start a business, and save for the future. Essays include "Advice to a Young Tradesman," which explains how to run a profitable business; "The Whistle," a charming parable on how to prevent greed from trumping profitability; and "On Smuggling, and its Various Species," which reveals the reasons cheaters never succeed. All will help and inspire you on your glorious way to wealth and prosperity.

Also included is Franklin's "The Way to Make Money Plenty in Every Man's Pocket," tidbits from Poor Richard's Almanack , personal letters to his sister chock-full of advice for a prosperous household, and more! In tough economic times, this book is for anyone who longs for financial stability and growth.

The way to wealth -- The whistle -- Necessary hints to those that would be rich -- The way to make money plenty in every man's pocket -- Advice to a young tradesman -- On luxury, idleness, and industry -- On smuggling, and its various species -- On truth and falsehood -- On the usefulness of mathematics -- On the price of corn, and the management of the poor -- An economical project -- Plan for saving on hundred thousand pounds -- A modest enquiry into the nature and necessity of a paper currency -- Letter to Mrs. Jane Mecom -- Letter to Miss Stevenson, Wanstead -- Letter to Dr. Priestly -- Letter to Benjamin Vaughan -- Letter from Anthony Afterwit.

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