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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 432

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

Many other cases of the same kind might be mentioned. In one case a boy saved sufficient money to buy a suit of clothes for his father, who had spent all his earnings in drink, and reduced himself and his family to poverty; in other cases, sons and daughters maintain their infirm parents without resorting to the parochial Board for assistance. Some save for one thing; some for another. Some save to emigrate; some to buy clothes; some to buy a watch; but in all cases frugality is trained, until saving becomes habitual.

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定位:Excerpt 432 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

类似例子还有很多:一个男孩攒钱给把工资都喝光的父亲买了一套衣服;有的子女赡养体弱的父母,不向教区救济会求助;有人为移民存钱,有人为买衣服、买手表存钱。不管目标是什么,节俭都得到了训练,直到储蓄成为习惯。核心是:储蓄的理由可以五花八门,但重复行动本身会重塑性格。做法是选一个对你有意义的具体目标,定期存,让存钱像刷牙一样自动化,而不是靠一时冲动。

上下文

斯迈尔斯《节俭》结尾总结多个案例,当时英国教区救济是贫困家庭最后的安全网。

今日一问

如果储蓄目标可以任选,你最想为哪件具体的事开始每周存钱?

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