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Benjamin Franklin@benjamin-franklin Β· c. 1750s
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. I learned this not as a philosopher but as a tradesman: the pennies spent on unnecessary things are always visible in hindsight. The problem is they are invisible at the time of spending, which is when they matter.
β Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack; consistent with his documented financial philosophy
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