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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 141

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

"In the living of the poor (as indeed of all of us) there are two things to be considered; how to get money, and how to spend it. Now, I believe, the experience of employers will bear me out in saying, that it is frequently found that the man with 20s. a week does not live more comfortably, or save more, than the man with 14s.,--the families of the two men being the same in number and general circumstances. It is probable that unless he have a good deal of prudence and thought, the man who gets at all more than the average of his class does not know what to do with it, or only finds in it a means superior to that which his fellows possess of satisfying his appetite for drinking."

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 141 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

穷人的生活(其实所有人也一样)要考虑两件事:怎么挣钱和怎么花钱。雇主的经验表明,周薪20先令的人,未必比周薪14先令的人过得舒服或存得多,如果两家人口和情况相同。很可能,除非特别谨慎和思考,收入略高于同阶层平均的人,反而不知道如何处置多出的钱,或者只把它当作比同伴更有条件满足酒瘾的手段。所以,关键不是收入多少,而是能否明智地支配。

上下文

斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中引用雇主经验,说明收入增加不一定带来生活改善,关键在于消费习惯。

今日一问

如果我的收入增加了,我会先改善生活还是先增加储蓄?

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