How does it feel to be 308, Ben? In real life, Benjamin Franklin lived to a ripe old age, 84. The institutions he created — the post office, lending libraries, fire departments — live on, as do many of his inventions — bifocals, the Franklin stove, lightning rods. He also lives on in his popular aphorisms, many of them on the topic of frugality.
To honor Benjamin Franklin on his birthday and to uphold the mission of Portland Living on the Cheap, here are some of Ben’s more pithy statements about watching one’s pennies.
“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.”
“Spare and have is better than spend and crave.”
“Content makes poor men rich, discontent makes rich men poor.”
“Rather to go to bed supperless than rise in debt.”
“If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.”
“He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.”
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