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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 240
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Life assurance may be described as a joint-stock plan for securing widows, and children from want. It is an arrangement by means of which a large number of persons agree to lay by certain small sums called "premiums," yearly, to accumulate at interest, as in a savings bank, against the contingency of the assurer's death,--when the amount of the sum subscribed for is forthwith handed over to his survivors. By this means, persons possessed of but little capital, though enjoying regular wages or salaries, however small, may at once form a fund for the benefit of their family at death.
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定位:Excerpt 240 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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人寿保险可以理解成一种“合股”办法,专门防止寡妇和孩子陷入贫困。很多人约定每年交一笔小钱叫“保费”,这些钱像存银行一样累积生息,一旦投保人去世,就把他投保的那笔钱立刻交给遗属。这样,本钱很少但有一份固定工资的人,哪怕收入不高,也能马上为家人建起一笔死亡保障金。核心是:把个人难以独自承担的大风险,拆成许多人每年都付得起的小额分摊,用集体信用替代个人积蓄。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中向工薪读者解释人寿保险的互助原理。
今日一问
如果我现在开始为家人准备保障,每月能拿出多少不影响生活的小钱?
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