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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 494
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Men and women accustomed to gratify every whim and caprice, will find it hard, at first, to cut down their various unnecessary expenses, and will feel it a great self denial to live in a smaller house than they have been accustomed to, with less expensive furniture, less company, less costly clothing, fewer servants, a less number of balls, parties, theatre goings, carriage ridings, pleasure excursions, cigar smokings, liquor drinkings, and other extravagances; but, after all, if they will try the plan of laying by a “nest-egg,” or in other words, a small sum of money, at interest or judiciously invested in land, they will be surprised at the pleasure to be derived from constantly adding to their little “pile,” as well as from all the economical habits which are engendered by this course.
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定位:Additional excerpt 494 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴纳姆承认,习惯随心所欲花钱的人,一开始削减各种不必要开支会很难受:住更小的房子、用更便宜的家具、少请客、少买贵衣服、少雇仆人、少去舞会派对剧院、少坐马车出游、少抽烟喝酒。但他建议试试“存巢蛋”的计划:先存一小笔钱,吃利息或谨慎投资土地,然后不断往“小堆”里加。你会惊讶地发现,看着积蓄增长带来的快乐,以及这种习惯养成的节俭,会让人上瘾。核心是:削减开支起初痛苦,但储蓄的成就感和复利效应会补偿你。做法是:先设一个具体的小储蓄目标,自动存入,再逐步减少非必要消费,把注意力放在“堆”变大的满足感上。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述自己从挥霍到理财的转变,劝读者从小额储蓄开始,养成节俭习惯。
今日一问
你能否从这个月开始,先存一笔小钱,并砍掉一项非必要开支?
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