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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 268
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Hence originated the parish savings bank of Ruthwell, the first self-supporting institution of the kind established in this country. That the minister was not wrong in his anticipations, was proved by the fact that, in the course of four years, the funds of his savings bank amounted to nearly a thousand pounds. And if poor villagers out of eight shillings a week, and female labourers and servants out of much less, could lay aside this sum,--what might not mechanics, artizans, miners, and iron-workers accomplish, who earn from thirty to fifty shillings a week all the year round?
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定位:Excerpt 268 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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鲁斯韦尔教区储蓄银行就这样诞生了,它是英国第一家自力更生的此类机构。邓肯牧师的预想没有错:四年内,银行存款就接近一千英镑。想想看,穷村民靠每周八先令、女工和女仆靠更少的收入都能存下这笔钱,那么每周挣三十到五十先令、全年有活干的技工、矿工和铁匠,又能做成多少事呢?这说明:储蓄的关键不在收入高低,而在是否养成习惯;低收入者尚能存钱,收入更高的人更没有理由存不下。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》中讲述鲁斯韦尔储蓄银行成立后的成效,并对比不同收入阶层。
今日一问
如果收入更低的人都能存下钱,你觉得自己存不下钱的理由还成立吗?
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