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“A penny saved is a penny earned.” | The Misattribution Crisis

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ParaphrasedAdded Nov 6, 2026

“A penny saved is a penny earned.”

As commonly credited to Benjamin Franklin

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Credited to: Benjamin Franklin
Actually said by: Benjamin Franklin
Earliest known: 1737

The original

“A penny saved is two pence clear.”
Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1737

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