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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 429

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

A missionary says: "I met a man and his wife about two years ago--both drunk. I got them to sign the pledge, and since then to invest their money in our bank. The pawnbroker had got the greater part of their goods; but I am happy to say that they have got all the articles out of pawn, and can bring a little money almost every week to the bank; and when putting in the money, the man says that it is better than taking it to the public-house. Their home is now a very comfortable one."

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 429 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

一位传教士说,两年前遇到一对夫妻,两人都酗酒。他让他们签下戒酒承诺,并开始把钱存进银行。此前当铺收走了他们大部分家当,如今他们已把典当物品全部赎回,几乎每周都能存点钱。丈夫存钱时说,这比把钱送进酒馆好多了,现在家也舒服了。这说明改变环境比空喊意志力更管用:先切断酒馆消费,再把钱引到看得见的储蓄账户,用赎回实物、改善家庭来强化正向反馈。

上下文

斯迈尔斯《节俭》引述传教士的见闻,19世纪英国禁酒运动和储蓄银行常联手帮助贫困家庭。

今日一问

你能否把一项每周固定花在消遣上的钱,改存到一个看得见的账户里?

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