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P.T. 巴纳姆:赚钱的艺术·摘录 2
P.T. 巴纳姆《赚钱的艺术》· The Art of Money Getting · 投资
But the trouble does not end here. Feeling that she is so economical in tallow candies, she thinks she can afford to go frequently to the village and spend twenty or thirty dollars for ribbons and furbelows, many of which are not necessary. This false connote may frequently be seen in men of business, and in those instances it often runs to writing-paper. You find good businessmen who save all the old envelopes and scraps, and would not tear a new sheet of paper, if they could avoid it, for the world. This is all very well; they may in this way save five or ten dollars a year, but being so economical (only in note paper), they think they can afford to waste time; to have expensive parties, and to drive their carriages. This is an illustration of Dr. Franklin's "saving at the spigot and wasting at the bung-hole;" "penny wise and pound foolish." Punch in speaking of this "one idea" class of people says "they are like the man who bought a penny herring for his family's dinner and then hired a coach and four to take it home." I never knew a man to succeed by practising this kind of economy.
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定位:Excerpt 2 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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麻烦不止于此。她觉得自己在蜡烛上很节省,就认为可以经常去村里花二三十美元买丝带和花边,很多并不必要。这种虚假的节约在商人中也常见,比如在信纸上。你发现一些好商人保存旧信封和纸片,舍不得用新纸。这当然好,一年能省五到十美元,但正因为只在信纸上节约,他们觉得自己可以浪费时间、举办昂贵的派对、坐马车。这就是富兰克林说的“在龙头处节约,在桶口处浪费”;“小事聪明,大事糊涂”。《笨拙》杂志说这种人就像买了一条便宜的鲱鱼当晚餐,却雇了四轮马车把它运回家。我从未见过靠这种节约成功的人。
上下文
巴纳姆批评一种虚假节约:在小处省钱,却在大处浪费,引用富兰克林和英国杂志《笨拙》的讽刺。
今日一问
你生活中有没有“省小钱、花大钱”的例子?如何调整?
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