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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 491

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

But the trouble does not end here. Feeling that she is so economical in tallow candles, she thinks she can afford to go frequently to the village and spend twenty or thirty dollars for ribbons and furbelows, many of which are not necessary. This false economy may frequently be seen in men of business, and in those instances it often runs to writing paper. You find good business men who save all the old envelopes, and scraps, and would not tear a new sheet of paper, if they could avoid it, for the world. This is all very well; they may in this way save five or ten dollars a year, but being so economical (only in note paper), they think they can afford to waste time; to have expensive parties, and to drive their carriages. This is an illustration of Dr. Franklin’s “saving at the spigot and wasting at the bung-hole”; “penny wise and pound foolish.” _Punch_ in speaking of this “one-idea” class of people says “they are like the man who bought a penny herring for his family’s dinner and then hired a coach and four to take it home.” I never knew a man to succeed by practising this kind of economy.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 491 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆指出一种常见毛病:在小处抠门,在大处浪费。比如主妇省蜡烛,却觉得有资格常去村里花二三十美元买不必要丝带花边;商人省信封、纸片,却因此觉得可以浪费时间和钱去开派对、养马车。这就是富兰克林说的“塞子省、桶洞漏”,也就是“小处精明、大处糊涂”。《笨拙》杂志讽刺这种人:为省一分钱买条咸鱼,却雇四匹马拉车送回家。巴纳姆说,他没见过靠这种节俭成功的人。核心是:真正的节俭要看总账,不是只砍小开支却放纵大开销。做法是:列出所有支出,优先砍掉大额非必要项,别用“省小钱”给自己制造浪费的借口。

上下文

巴纳姆在自传中总结自己经商成败的经验,常引用富兰克林等格言,劝人理性理财。这段话针对当时中产家庭和商人的消费习惯。

今日一问

你最近有没有在小钱上抠门,却在大开销上放纵自己?

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