❌ Misattributed.
Five years earlier, using the pseudonym"Celia Single," Franklin had a
, published in 1711. Of Sir Andrew Freeport, a"merchant of great eminence in the city of London," Steele writes, "He abounds in several frugal maxims, among which the greatest favourite is 'A penny saved is a penny got.'" In short, at least two versions of the famous saying,"A penny saved is a penny earned," did appear in the writings of Benjamin Franklin, but never in exactly those words. Neither was he the originator of the saying."7 Things Benjamin Franklin Never Said." The Franklin Institute, 5 Apr. 2016, https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/7-things-benjamin-franklin-never-said.
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