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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 47

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

The question may be asked,--Is it possible for a man working for small wages to save anything, and lay it by in a savings bank, when he requires every penny for the maintenance of his family? But the fact remains, that it _is_ done by many industrious and sober men; that they do deny themselves, and put their spare earnings into savings banks, and the other receptacles provided for poor men's savings. And if some can do this, all may do it under similar circumstances,--without depriving themselves of any genuine pleasure, or any real enjoyment.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 47 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

有人会问:工资那么低,养家糊口都紧巴巴,哪还有钱存银行?但事实是,很多勤劳又清醒的人做到了。他们确实克制自己,把省下的零钱存进储蓄银行或专门为穷人设的储蓄机构。既然有人能做到,那么条件相似的人就都能做到,而且不会因此失去任何真正的乐趣或享受。关键不在于收入多少,而在于有没有决心从牙缝里挤出一点来,为将来做准备。

上下文

斯迈尔斯回应“低收入无法储蓄”的质疑,用实际例子说明节俭与收入高低无关,而在于决心。

今日一问

你觉得“钱太少没法存”是事实,还是给自己找的借口?

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