Benjamin Franklin's $ Logic

I found that I really enjoyed reading about the logic Benjamin Franklin uses in many circumstances in life-choices. One that I really enjoyed was his reasoning to become a vegetarian. He read a book, got the idea, tried it and found that in doing so he also saved money which he spent towards books. At the same time the logic when deciding to eat fish again was also just as unique.

“…when the fish were opened, I saw smaller fish taken out of their stomachs; then thought I, “If you eat one another, I don’t see why we mayn’t eat you.”  

Another time Benjamin’s unique logic came into play was in his opinions about drinking beer. While most of his peers were drinking lots of beer, Benjamin was eating a fairly different diet and drinking water. He figured he was getting the same amount of nutrients if not more helping himself out in the long run. The fact that it saved him money was also important for Benjamin. (He could probably buy more books, right?) He was able to persuade many of his coworkers to also change their diets to be more like his own, using this money saving and nutrients logic.

Overall, Benjamin was constantly finding more efficient ways of doing simple tasks. His money saving logic seemed to drive a lot of lifestyle choices.