Synopsis
Money: How To Get, How To Keep, And How To Use It by Mr. Freedley. This 19th-century manual originated as an American treatise on business ethics and wealth, later adapted for English readers. It presents a comprehensive program for turning effort into financial independence through honest enterprise, arguing that money is a tool for achieving happiness rather than an end in itself. The work treats money-making as a noble pursuit bound by moral obligation, and it surveys how to acquire, manage, and deploy wealth with virtue. It covers topics such as business education, developing useful habits, prudent money management, and the discipline of calculation, accounting, and contracts. Practical sections discuss buying and selling, advertising, banking, and credit, illustrated by anecdotes about notable financiers. Throughout, the text champions honesty, reliability, and honour as essential foundations of sustainable wealth, while warning against overtrading, extravagance, and deceit. It also addresses bequests, saving, and charitable giving as integral to a well-ordered life of commerce.
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