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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 50

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

The majority prefer the enjoyment of pleasure to the practice of self-denial. With the mass of men, the animal is paramount. They often spend all that they earn. But it is not merely the working people who are spendthrifts. We hear of men who for years have been earning and spending hundreds a year, who suddenly die,--leaving their children penniless. Everybody knows of such cases. At their death, the very furniture of the house they have lived in belongs to others. It is sold to pay their funeral expenses and debts which they have incurred during their thriftless lifetime.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 50 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

多数人宁可享乐也不肯克制,随本能花钱,常常挣多少花多少。挥霍的不只是工人:有人年年收入数百镑,死后孩子却一文不名,连家里的家具都得卖掉还债、付丧葬费。这说明问题不在收入高低,而在有没有为将来和家人留后路。可执行的做法是:把储蓄当成固定支出,先扣下再花;大额消费隔夜再决定;给家人留一份应急钱,别让突然变故把全家拖垮。

上下文

斯迈尔斯《节俭》中批评各阶层挥霍无度、不为身后家人打算的现象。

今日一问

你今天的消费里,有多少是本能冲动,而非真正需要?

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