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P.T. 巴纳姆:赚钱的艺术·摘录 47

P.T. 巴纳姆《赚钱的艺术》· The Art of Money Getting · 投资

But the trouble is, this man is getting money too easily. He has only to take your note to the bank, get it discounted and take the cash. He gets money for the time being without effort; without inconvenience to himself. Now mark the result. He sees a chance for speculation outside of his business. A temporary investment of only $10,000 is required. It is sure to come back before a note at the bank would be due. He places a note for that amount before you. You sign it almost mechanically. Being firmly convinced that your friend is responsible and trustworthy; you indorse his notes as a "matter of course."

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8581
定位:Excerpt 47 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

麻烦在于,这人来钱太容易了:拿你的票据到银行贴现,现金就到手,不用出力、不用为难自己。于是他把这当成常态,开始在本行生意之外找投机机会。只要临时投一万,在票据到期前就能回本。他又拿票据找你,你几乎机械地签了。因为你早已认定他可靠,担保成了“理所当然”。巴纳姆指出:轻易得到的信用会让人低估风险、放大胆子;而担保人一旦形成惯性,就不再逐笔审视,风险便层层累积。

上下文

巴纳姆继续讲担保故事:朋友因轻易获得信用而开始投机,担保人则因习惯而失去判断。

今日一问

你给别人行方便时,有没有因为“习惯了”而不再逐次评估风险?

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