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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 102

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

"No doubt such earnings seem large to clerks, and educated men, who after receiving a costly education have often to struggle hard for bread; but they are nevertheless the rightful earnings of steady manual labour; and I have the pleasure of adding that, while all steady, well-disposed colliers, in good health, could make equally good wages, many hundreds in South Wales are quietly doing as much or more: witness a steady collier in my employment, with his two sons living at home, whose monthly pay ticket has averaged £30 for the past twelvemonth.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 102 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

这样的收入在职员和受过昂贵教育却常常为生计发愁的人看来确实很高,但它们是一个稳定体力劳动者应得的报酬。斯迈尔斯补充说,所有稳定、身体健康的矿工都能挣到同样好的工资,南威尔士有几百人正在这样做甚至更多。他举了一个例子:他雇用的一个稳定矿工和两个住在家里的儿子,过去十二个月平均每月工资单达到三十英镑。这说明高收入真实存在,问题在于能否守住。

上下文

南威尔士是英国重要煤区,矿工收入较高但事故和酗酒问题也多,斯迈尔斯用亲身雇工的例子增强说服力。

今日一问

我是否愿意承认,自己收入不低却存不下钱,问题可能出在花钱方式上?

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