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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 295

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

It is clear, therefore, that the Penny Bank reaches a class of persons of very small means, whose ability to save is much less than that of the highly-paid workman, and who, if the money were left in their pockets, would in most cases spend it in the nearest public-house. Hence, when a Penny Bank was established at Putney, and the deposits were added up at the end of the first year, a brewer, who was on the committee, made the remark, "Well, that represents thirty thousand pints of beer _not drunk_."

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 295 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

储蓄银行真正服务的是收入微薄的人,他们比高薪工人更难存钱,钱留在口袋里多半会花在酒馆。所以当普特尼的便士银行成立,第一年存款汇总时,一位在委员会里的酿酒商说:这代表三万品脱啤酒没被喝掉。这说明小额储蓄能把原本流向酒精的钱截下来,变成家庭资产。做法很简单:给低收入者提供门槛极低、随时可存的小额账户,让存钱比花钱更方便。

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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书,19世纪英国,讨论便士银行如何帮助穷人养成储蓄习惯。

今日一问

你身边有没有一种小额、低门槛的储蓄方式,能让日常零钱不被随手花掉?

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