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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 77

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

Thus, when a population is thoughtless and improvident, no kind of material prosperity will benefit them. Unless they exercise forethought and economy, they will alternately be in a state of "hunger and burst." When trade falls off, as it usually does after exceptional prosperity, they will not be comforted by the thought of what they _might_ have saved, had it ever occurred to them that the "prosperous times" might not have proved permanent.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 77 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

核心是:一个轻率不储蓄的民族,再好的物质繁荣也帮不了他们,只会陷入“饱一顿饿一顿”的循环。斯迈尔斯说,如果人们不未雨绸缪、不节俭,贸易一旦回落(异常繁荣后通常如此),他们就会受苦。到那时,后悔“本可以存钱”也没用,因为他们从没想过好日子不会永远持续。做法是:把好年景视为存钱窗口,而不是永久状态;设定应急基金目标,趁收入高时多存。

上下文

19世纪英国经济周期明显,繁荣后常随衰退。斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中警告工人不要假设好年景永续,应趁繁荣储蓄。

今日一问

你是否假设当前收入会一直稳定?如果明天收入减少,你的储蓄能撑多久?

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