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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 74
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
In "prosperous times" they spend their gains recklessly, and when adverse times come, they are at once plunged in misery. Money is not used, but abused; and when wage-earning people should be providing against old age, or for the wants of a growing family, they are, in too many cases, feeding folly, dissipation, and vice. Let no one say that this is an exaggerated picture. It is enough to look round in any neighbourhood, and see how much is spent and how little is saved; what a large proportion of earnings goes to the beershop, and how little to the savings bank or the benefit society.
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定位:Excerpt 74 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
核心是:繁荣时挥霍,萧条时立刻陷入困境;钱被滥用而非善用。斯迈尔斯说,工人在“好年景”里毫无顾忌地花光收入,一旦行业不景气就马上受苦。本该为养老或养家存钱的时候,很多人却把钱花在酗酒、玩乐和恶习上。他反驳“这是夸大”的说法:只要看看周围,就知道多少钱流进啤酒馆,多少钱存进储蓄银行或互助会。做法是:把收入的一部分固定存入储蓄银行或互助会,而不是等花剩了再存。
上下文
19世纪英国工人常面临经济周期波动,啤酒馆消费盛行,储蓄银行和互助会刚兴起。斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中批评这种短视消费。
今日一问
你身边有哪些“小钱”正悄悄流走,本可以存起来应对不时之需?
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