{"product_id":"ben-franklins-guide-to-wealth-being-a-21st-century-treatise-on-what-it-takes-to-live-a-rich-life-paperback","title":"Ben Franklin's Guide to Wealth: Being a 21st Century Treatise on What It Takes to Live a Rich Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Mingo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Franklin's Guide to Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e is the modern version of the treatise \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Barrett and Mingo bring practicing what Franklin preached up to date for today's busy lifestyles. It's time to get back to financial basics. It's time to think about what \"rich\" really means. It might mean not hiring someone to do lawn work, saving some money, and sharing time spent together as a family. It's time to look for guidance from America's original financial guru, Ben Franklin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Franklin's Guide to Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e shows readers how to apply Franklin's financial wisdom to their own lives. Quotes from the original treatise such as \"If you have something to do tomorrow, do it today\" and \"Leisure is time for doing something useful,\" are followed by the authors' downtoearth commentary. Barrett and Mingo--history and trivia buffs--offer their own 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. As the authors attest in the Introduction, we should listen to the way of Ben Franklin because \"it works.\" A clever, wise, and fun book, the financial advice in \u003ci\u003eBen Franklin's Guide to Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e works as well today as it did 250 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Barrett and Jack Mingo have authored 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eHow the Cadillac Got Its Fins, The Couch Potato Guide to Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eJust Curious Jeeves\u003c\/i\u003e. They have written articles for many major periodicals including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Salon, Reader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and have generated more than 30,000 questions for trivia games and game shows such as \u003ci\u003eWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?\u003c\/i\u003e. Their website, which lists their This Day in History nationallysyndicated column.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Along with Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo published over 20 books, including Random Kinds of Factness (Conari, 2005, over 20,000 copies). He is a fulltime writer specializing in somewhat offbeat trivia books. In his spare time, Jack keeps six hives and half a million bees in his Alameda (Bay Area) backyard and sells their honey at local farmers markets. His bees produce 650 pounds of honey per year (59 gallons, 472 pint jars).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.12 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47507009994930,"sku":"9781573249539","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/EcIMzlzFp39781573249539.webp?v=1779569378","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/ben-franklins-guide-to-wealth-being-a-21st-century-treatise-on-what-it-takes-to-live-a-rich-life-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}