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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 272
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
There is another fact that is remarkable. The habit of saving does not so much prevail in those counties where wages are the highest, as in those counties where wages are the lowest. Previous to the era of Post Office Savings Banks, the inhabitants of Wilts and Dorset--where wages are about the lowest in England--deposited more money in the savings banks, per head of the population, than they did in Lancashire and Yorkshire, where wages are about the highest in England. Taking Yorkshire itself, and dividing it into manufacturing and agricultural,--the manufacturing inhabitants of the West Riding of York invested about twenty-five shillings per head of the population in the savings banks; whilst the agricultural population of the East Riding invested about three times that amount.
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定位:Excerpt 272 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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一个反常的现象是:储蓄习惯并不在高工资地区更普遍,反而在低工资地区更常见。在邮政储蓄银行出现之前,英格兰工资最低的威尔特郡和多塞特郡,人均存款却高于工资最高的兰开夏郡和约克郡。即便在约克郡内部,以制造业为主的西区人均存款约25先令,而以农业为主的东区人均存款却是它的三倍。这说明储蓄多少不取决于收入高低,而取决于消费观念和生活方式。高收入者容易随收入提高而抬高开销,低收入者反而更珍惜每一分钱。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中引用当时储蓄银行的统计,对比英国不同地区的工资水平与人均存款。
今日一问
如果收入增加,我会先提高储蓄比例,还是先提高生活开销?
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