A short story about frugality 1 Rockefeller stayed in a hotel and never opened an ordinary room. The waiter was puzzled and said, "Your son wants the best room every time he comes. Why are you doing this? "
Rockefeller said, "Because he has a millionaire's father and I don't."
Having said that, Rockefeller is unequivocal in donating money to support education and health, amounting to hundreds of millions.
A frugal story: Bill Gates looking for a parking space.
Once, Bill Gates and a friend drove to the Hilton Hotel. Before I got to the hotel, I found a lot of cars parked, and the parking space was very tight, but the VIP parking space next to it was quite empty. My friend suggested parking there.
"Oh, 12 dollars, this price is not very good." Gates said.
"I'll pay." Friends insist.
"This is not a good idea. They charge too much. "
At the insistence of Gates, they finally found an ordinary parking space.
Gates hates that things are worthless. He is never stingy with his money. Just look at the figures he has donated to charity over the years.
A short story about thrift II. The new semester has begun. I am glad to see my classmates again, but what makes me most happy is to see my dearest class teacher, Mr. Yu.
Why do you say it's the closest teacher Yu? This has to start from last semester. I remember it was a summer morning. I went to school by bus as usual. Probably because I caught a cold when I slept at night. I felt groggy and miserable, so I leaned back in my seat and rested with my eyes closed. Suddenly, I felt a thread in my stomach, and then my throat tightened and a stream of heat gushed out-I vomited, I completely vomited. Looking at the pool of undigested egg noodles on the floor, I think it's over, and my stomach is going to sing "Empty City Plan".
In order not to delay my study, I insisted on coming to school. After the second class, I lie on the table feebly if my stomach is growling with hunger. I hope my mother is by my side and will definitely buy me delicious food. At this moment, I suddenly felt a warm hand stroking my head, and then a familiar voice came: "Xiao Yuan, I heard that you threw up in the car. Are you better now? " I looked up and saw Teacher Yu looking at me with concern. I quickly replied: "It's okay, Teacher Yu, I can hold on." "That's good. Tell the teacher if you can't hold on! " After that, Teacher Yu put a box of biscuits and an egg into my hand, and then walked away with a smile. I was so touched that I didn't know what to say with what the teacher gave me. After a long time, I said softly, "Thank you! Teacher Yu. "
A short story about thrift 3. My story about thrift
Diligence and thrift are China's traditional virtues. As Sadie said, "People who tighten their belts on weekdays are poor, and when they are poor, they will starve to death." So I have always kept these four humble words in mind.
Once, my family went out to play after dinner. When we came back almost an hour later, I suddenly heard the sound of running water in the kitchen. I rushed into the kitchen and looked, oh, my God! The tap didn't turn on when we left, and it is still dripping. I immediately turned off the tap and angrily walked out of the kitchen, asking, "Who was the last to use water just now?" We have been out for such a long time, and the water has been on, wasting a lot of water! Didn't you say you should be frugal? "Mom said quickly," Oh, I was in such a hurry after washing the bowl just now, so I just turned it off, but I didn't expect to turn it off. ""well, well, that's all right, but just pay attention next time. Don't do this again. "I told my mother very seriously." "I see," my mother said. You are such a thrifty little teacher! "
Another time, my little niece came to my house to play, just as my mother cooked the meal. I'll finish it in a minute. I'll just sit by and wait for her to finish. She was worried when she saw that I had finished eating. No sooner had she taken a few bites than she got up and wanted to play in the room. I quickly said, "Niu Niu, you can't waste all your meals quickly." But she shook her head and refused to eat. At this time, I remembered a poem by Li Shen: It was noon when weeding, and sweat dripped down the soil. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard? So I said to Niu Niu, "Do you understand? These rice are all planted by farmers' uncles, and they shed so much sweat to get our food. We can't waste it. "Niu Niu seems to understand, burying her head and silently eating all those meals.
Yes, we must start from scratch, gradually develop the good habit of thrift, and reduce the waste in life. Let's act quickly and let's all be frugal little angels. And infect all the people around us, so that the world will be perfect because of us!
John D Rockefeller Jr. (son of john D Rockefeller, the oil magnate) has always regarded himself as the manager of his father's huge property, not the owner. He regards fraternity as a lifelong career and has donated more than $50 million to public welfare undertakings in his life. He has funded the renovation of Versailles, the establishment of Acadia and grand teton national park, and donated land to the United Nations Headquarters in new york. What we see here is a letter he wrote to his son john D Rockefeller III in May 1920. John D Rockefeller Jr. was 46 years old. In his letter, he listed the "financial" requirements of his 14-year-old son. When his son john D Rockefeller III grew up, he inherited his father's will and became the chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation Committee. The full text of the letter is as follows: memorandum between dad and John-detailed rules for handling pocket money:
1. From May 1, the starting standard of John's pocket money is 1 USD 50 cents per week.
2. Check the accounts every weekend. If John's financial records satisfy his father in that week, his pocket money will increase by 10 cents next week (the maximum pocket money can be equal to but not more than $2 per week).
3. Check the accounts every weekend. If John's financial records that week are irregular or can't satisfy his father, his pocket money will be reduced by 10 cents next week.
In any week, if there is no recordable income or expenditure, the pocket money next week will remain at this week's level.
5. Check the accounts every weekend. If John's financial records meet the requirements in that week, but his writing or calculation can't satisfy his father, his pocket money will remain at this week's level next week.
6. Dad is the only judge of the adjustment of pocket money level.
7. Both parties agree that at least 20% of pocket money will be used for public welfare.
Both parties agree that at least 20% of pocket money will be used for savings.
9. Both parties agree that every expenditure must be recorded clearly and accurately.
10. Both sides agree that John can't buy goods or ask his parents for money without their consent.
1 1. It is agreed that if John needs to buy goods beyond the pocket money, he must get the consent of his father, mother or Miss skeels. The latter will give John enough money. The change and receipt indicating the price of the goods must be given to the donor on the night of purchasing the goods.
12. Both parties agree that John will not ask any tutor, father's assistant or others for advance funds (except the fare).
13. Dad will add the same amount to John's account for more than 20% of his pocket money (see Article 8 of the Detailed Rules).
14. the above-mentioned detailed rules of the pocket money convention will be valid for a long time until the signatories of both parties decide to amend its contents at the same time.
Both parties agree and implement the above agreement.
(Signed) john rockefeller Jr.
(Signed) john rockefeller III
A short story about frugality 5 Zhao Kuangyin
Zhao Kuangyin taught women to be thrifty. "The fairy house in the sky is the home of the emperor on the ground.". As the head of a country, the emperor should be said to be the richest man in the world, and all the treasures can be enjoyed. However, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, not only lived frugally and opposed extravagance and waste, but also strictly educated his children to be frugal.
A short story about thrift.
Queen Elizabeth II often says an English proverb, "Save pennies and the pound will come." Every night, she personally put out the lights in the halls and corridors of Buckingham Palace, and she insisted that all toothpaste used by the royal family should be squeezed. Japan's Toyota Company, known as "there is always a road, and there must be a Toyota car in the road", started from bit by bit in cost management. Work gloves are broken and need to be replaced one by one. If office paper is used in the front, it needs to be used in the back. Put a brick in the water tank of the toilet to save water. One is the respect of the country, and the other is a world-famous multinational company. It is amazing that the awareness of saving is so strong.
Short Story of Frugality 7 Su Shi, one of the eight famous poets in Tang and Song Dynasties, 2 1 year old, a scholar. He has been an official for 40 years. During his time as an official, he always paid attention to thrift and often lived carefully. In 1080, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. Because his salary has been reduced a lot, he is too poor to live. Later, with the help of friends, he got a piece of land and cultivated it himself.
In order not to waste a penny, he also plans to spend: first calculate all the money, and then divide it into 12 shares on average, and use one share every month; Each serving is divided into 30 small portions on average, and only one small portion is used every day. After all the money is paid, hang it on the beam according to the amount, and take a bag every morning as the living expenses for the whole day. After getting a small amount of money, he should weigh it carefully. If he can't buy it, he will definitely not buy it. Only surplus is allowed, and overspending is not allowed.
Su Shi keeps money in a bamboo tube in case something goes wrong.
Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was born into a declining family. He experienced the ups and downs of life in his early years and knew the sufferings of the people at the bottom of society. He is determined to improve the society with his own efforts. Later, his ambition paid off and he finally became the founding emperor of DaSong. But when he got rich, he didn't forget his true colors, so he was simple and self-disciplined. His daily life is very simple and his clothes are simple. Only the clothes he wore when he entered the palace were silk brocade, and most of the others were silk cloth. Some of them, like ordinary small officials, are always washed before wearing and rarely replaced. This is very rare among emperors in past dynasties.
As we all know, to know whether an emperor is extravagant, just look at the number of people in his inner palace. Zhao Kuangyin's inner palace is the simplest in all previous dynasties, with only more than 50 eunuchs and only more than 200 maids. Nevertheless, Zhao Kuangyin thought it was too much and fired more than 50 people who left the palace voluntarily.
After Zhao Kuangyin proclaimed himself emperor, the Northern Han regime had not been unified into the territory of Dasong. So Zhao Kuangyin attacked the Northern Han Dynasty three times in the first year, the second year and the ninth year of Kaibao. Once, on the way to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty, it happened on Qixi Festival. Zhao Kuangyin sent a holiday gift to his mother and wife (the Empress Dowager and the Empress) in Bianjing: the Empress Dowager paid three yuan, and the Empress always paid half.
It is so "stingy" for mother and wife, especially for daughter. Once, Zhao Kuangyin's daughter, Princess Yongqing, came to see her father. The princess is wearing a new coat with some peacock feathers sewn with colored gold thread. The blue one is like a blue lake, and the green one is like a green jade, shining in the sun and very colorful. Who knows that when Zhao Kuangyin saw her, he said, "Take off this good dress and stop wearing it."
Hearing her father's words, the princess didn't understand. She pursed her mouth and said, "There are many jade feathers in the palace. I am a princess. What does it matter if I only use a little for a dress? "
A short story about thrift In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a great official named Wu Yinzhi. He lost his father when he was a child and had a hard time with his mother. He has developed the habit of frugality and simplicity. After becoming an official, he still hated luxury and refused to move into the government office prepared for him by the court. For many years, the whole family lived in only a few thatched houses. Later, when his daughter got married, people thought he would take good care of her, but on the big day, the Wu family was still deserted. General Xie Shi's housekeeper came to congratulate him and saw a servant coming out with a dog. The housekeeper asked, "Your young lady is getting married today. Why are you not prepared at all? " The servant frowned and said, "You're welcome. My master is too frugal. My young lady is getting married today, and my master just ordered the preparation last night. I thought the owner should spend some money this time, but the owner asked me to go to the market this morning to sell the dog and use the money to buy things.
Tell me, how much can a dog sell? I think ordinary people marry their daughters more gracefully than my grandfather! The housekeeper sighed, "Everyone says that Mr. Wu is a rare honest official. It seems that he really lives up to his reputation. " ...
A short story about frugality 10 Qi Jiguang, an anti-Japanese hero of the Ming Dynasty, was born in a noble family. His father Qi Jingtong is very strict with his son's family education. When Qi Jiguang was twelve years old, on one occasion, several craftsmen came to the Qi family to repair the house. Qi Jingtong instructed them to install four carved portals. The craftsmen were puzzled and talked about it one after another: "Such a family can hold twelve carved doors!" The craftsmen's comments were heard by Qi Jiguang. He immediately went to his father and offered to add eight carved doors. Qi Jingtong didn't expect his son to pay attention to vanity and ostentation and extravagance at a young age, so he said with an expression: "You should cultivate a thrifty character from an early age, otherwise you can't even keep these four carved doors."
Qi Jiguang nodded silently. But not long after, he was scolded by his father again. Here's the thing. One day, Qi Jiguang walked through the hall wearing a pair of elegant silk shoes and was seen by Qi Jingtong. Qi Jingtong is very angry. He stopped his son and scolded angrily, "You children wear such exquisite shoes. When you grow up, you will pursue fine silk. " If you become a soldier, you may even misappropriate the soldier's salary. The consequences are unimaginable! "
Qi Jiguang listened to his father's instructions and immediately bent down to take off his silk shoes and put on his cloth shoes. From then on, he never pursued luxury again, and still lived a simple life until he became a general in the imperial court.
A short story about frugality 1 1 The third son of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was named Jaz Li, who later succeeded to the throne, which became Tang Suzong.
His name is Xiang, but he doesn't know how to enjoy it at all. Unofficial history Zhongzai, it is precisely because of his frugality that he successfully stepped into the peak of power. When Jaz Li was a prince, he often accompanied Tang Xuanzong to dinner. On one occasion, the chef prepared some cooked meat with the cooked leg of lamb, and Xuanzong asked Jaz Li to cut the leg of lamb. Li enjoys parting the leg of lamb with his hands. His hands are covered with oil. Jaz Li picked up a piece of cake and slowly wiped the oil off her hands. Xuanzong felt very uncomfortable and thought that Li Xiang was too wasteful. But to Xuanzong's surprise, Jaz Li wiped the oil cake clean and ate it with relish. Xuanzong saw it and was very happy. Praise Jaz Li: "A happy life should be cherished."
Because of his thrifty character, Jaz Li became emperor. This frugality is not a "disguised personality". During the years when Jaz Li was in power, after the "An Shi Rebellion" and the political struggle of the imperial court, he did not have a good life at home and abroad. During his administration, superstars like Guo Ziyi appeared. Coincidentally, Guo Ziyi is more frugal than Jaz Li.
Guo Ziyi often lets people cut off the extra paper on the edge of the book cover, which accumulates over time; As for official documents, they are all put away and bound after reading. "At the end of each year, I will be scattered with the chief officials to do a year's book." Let them turn it over and continue to use it. One day, the paper cutter broke down and "there was not enough space". Instead of throwing it away, the paper-cutting clerk cut off two small pieces of wood, "adding it to the broken edge to expose the front" and continued to use it to cut paper. Guo Ziyi said happily, "You are really my subordinate in Guo Ziyi."
Guo Ziyi contributed a lot, and once lamented: "Although the home country was actually recreated by the Qing Dynasty." Such a great achievement, in fact, a little carelessness, may bring fatal disaster. The famous play The Golden Branch tells a story about Guo Ziyi's family. Because of Guo Ziyi's great contribution, Princess Shengping married his son Guo Wen. Guo Wen asked Princess Shengping to salute her parents, but Princess Shengping was the daughter of the emperor and thought that she could not salute Guo Ziyi. For this matter, Princess Shengping often quarrels with Xu. After a family dinner, Ai Guo returned to her room and accused Princess Shengping again. After drinking, Ai Guo finally got angry and raised his hand to slap his wife. He said, "Do you bully others because your father is the emperor? I tell you, my dad doesn't want to be an emperor at all, otherwise, he will get your house? " The princess went to the palace to complain, and Guo Ziyi was afraid. But in the end, the emperor didn't punish Guo Wen.
However, Guo Ziyi experienced three dynasties. Thrift is an important factor in Guo Ziyi's "saving evil" every time. It is said that the door of Guo Ziyi's mansion is always open and anyone can enter. In doing so, Guo Ziyi not only catered to the frugality advocated by the emperor, but also proved that he was not greedy or rebellious.
Thanks to thrift, Guo Ziyi can save himself.
A short story about thrift 12 Ji Wenzi was born in a family in it runs in the family. He was a famous minister of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and served as an official for more than 30 years. He has been frugal all his life, based on frugality, and also asked his family to be frugal. His clothes are simple and neat, and he has almost no decent clothes except imperial clothes. Every time he goes out, the horses and chariots he rides are extremely humble. Seeing that he was so frugal, a man named Wang advised his son, "As a minister, you are highly respected, but I heard that your wives and concubines are not allowed to wear silk clothes at home, and you don't have to feed horses and food." You don't even pay attention to your appearance and clothes. Is it too shabby to let people in other countries laugh at you? This is also detrimental to the dignity of our country, and people will say what kind of life Lu Shangqing leads. Why not change this way of life? This is good for both countries. Why not? "
Hearing this, Ji Wenzi smiled indifferently and said to the man seriously, "I also hope to decorate my home luxuriously and elegantly, but look at the people in our country. There are still many people eating coarse grains, wearing shabby clothes, and others are freezing and starving." With this idea, how can I have the heart to add property to myself? If ordinary people are poor in tea and clothes, and I dress up as my wife and concentrate on raising food and horses, it will be heartless to be an official! Besides, I heard that the strength and glory of a country can only be expressed by the noble behavior of its subjects, not by their beautiful wives and horses.
In that case, how can I accept your suggestion? This sentence made Zhong Sun look ashamed, and at the same time made him respect Moon Hee more.
After that, he took Ji Wen Zi as an example and paid great attention to the simplicity of life. His wives and concubines only wear clothes made of ordinary cloth, and the horses at home are only fed with chaff.