The Way to Wealth (Books of American Wisdom)

Oh, the wit and wisdom that is Benjamin Franklin! Here, in his guise as almanac-maker Richard Saunders, Poor Richard that is, he tells of coming upon an old fellow who harangues an audience about the "way to wealth" and happiness, quoting Poor Richards sayings as proof of his contentions. There are, of course, a number of Franklin-as-Poor-Richard bons mot, many you have heard before, many you may have not. They do provide lessons on hard work and economy and thriftiness. I do wish more people read and listened, and adopted, such nuggets of wisdom today. But, alas, they didn't in Franklin's day either (p. 29).

The little hardcover by Applewood Books, with an enchanting old font and margin notes, is an excellent way to read this.

Timeless advice, though some may be outdated- overall it’s good advice to not be overtook by consumerism and instead spending money on what really matters.

Underwhelming

The first half of the book is the author telling you how awesome another one of his books is. The author quotes himself while espousing how great his quotes are. The second half the book is good financial advice for another quarter of the book. The last quarter is 13 rules to be a good person. The End. I expected more but that was all there was.

Ugh, I just wanted him to shut the fuck up about Poor Richard, jfc. I eye-rolled so hard my eyes almost displaced itself, smh. It's just really annoying for the whole thing to just be QUOTES of other people (Poor Richard is Franklin's pseud which makes it all the most grating UUUGH!!).
Bleh.