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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 293
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Thirty-six Penny Banks were established in and around Glasgow. The committee, in their Report, stated they were calculated "to check that reckless expenditure of little sums which so often leads to a confirmed habit of wastefulness and improvidence;" and they urged the support of the Penny Banks as the best means of extending the usefulness of the savings banks. The Penny Bank established at the small country town of Farnham is estimated to have contributed within a few years a hundred and fifty regular depositors to the savings bank of the same place. The fact that as large a proportion as two-thirds of the whole amount deposited is drawn out within the year, shows that Penny Banks are principally used as places of safe deposit for very small sums of money, until they are wanted for some special object, such as rent, clothes, furniture, the doctor's bill, and such-like purposes.
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定位:Excerpt 293 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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格拉斯哥及其周边设立了三十六家便士银行。委员会在报告中说,这些银行旨在“遏制那种零碎小钱上的随意花费,这种花费常常导致积习难改的浪费和缺乏远见”;他们敦促大家支持便士银行,认为这是扩大储蓄银行效用的最佳手段。小乡镇法纳姆的便士银行,据估计几年内就为当地储蓄银行输送了一百五十名固定储户。存款总额中多达三分之二在一年内被取出,这说明便士银行主要被当作小额资金的安全存放处,直到这些钱要用于房租、衣服、家具、医药费等特定用途。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》中关于苏格兰格拉斯哥等地便士银行运作方式的记录。
今日一问
你平时那些零碎的小额支出,是否有一个安全的“中转站”来帮你管住它们?
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