Methods of Economy
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="ofpracticing">ofpracticing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>(实行节俭)<span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Spend">Spend</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="earn">earn</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earns">earns</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fool">fool</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span>,<span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="account">account</span>(无论如何), <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="isapt">isapt</span> <span word="to">to</span>(倾向于)<span word="get">get</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>. "<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="owes">owes</span>, <span word="enriches">enriches</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="expending">expending</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="secured">secured</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="earn">earn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expend">expend</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="beforehand">beforehand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="requires">requires</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="Bacon">Bacon</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expend">expend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="exacting">exacting</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bacon">Bacon</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expended">expended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>.</p>
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