1) "If you are buying something that you will use often and for a long time, never go cheap. You'll end up replacing it sooner or paying more in maintenance costs than if you had spent more on good quality in the beginning. Plus, you'll enjoy the nicer product throughout its lifetime, rather than cringing every time you use something that is falling apart." -- bretts 如果你要買個(gè)常用而要用比較久的東西，不要買便宜的。因?yàn)楹芸炀鸵獡Q新或要支付額 外的維修的費(fèi)用，那還不如一開始就選好一點(diǎn)的。而且你還會(huì)因?yàn)楹玫漠a(chǎn)品而享受到比較 好的生活品質(zhì)，而不會(huì)老是用的時(shí)候壞掉而生氣。
2) Don't spend money on a credit card that you can't afford to pay back. The interest and late payments can put you in a hole that can take you years to pay back. 不要用信用卡支付你付不起的費(fèi)用，利息及分期付款會(huì)把你拖進(jìn)一個(gè)好幾年才能還完的 大洞裡。
3) Compound interest is your friend. Saving even a relatively small percentage of your income each year, starting at 18, can leave you in much better shape by the time you're ready to retire. 存款利息是你的好朋友，從18歲開始把自已收入的一部分存入銀行，是對(duì)自已退休生活的 良好規(guī)劃。
4) If you're working with someone who can be bargained down on a price, it seldom hurts to try. The exceptions may be someone of exceptional talent, someone you're going to have to work with on a regular basis, or someone whose help you're going to need in a timely manner. 如果你的雇主會(huì)把工資拉低，你只有承受損失而已。除非你是為了學(xué)習(xí)某種特別的技能， 或是一種需要經(jīng)驗(yàn)的技藝及基本一些工作態(tài)度才去作這份工作。
5) Try to keep enough cash to pay your bills for at least six months in reserve. It will make your life immeasurably easier if your car breaks down, you have a surprise medical expense, or you get an opportunity to get a fantastic bargain. 試著保有足夠支付你6個(gè)月生活的現(xiàn)金，當(dāng)你的車子壞了或是其他緊急的醫(yī)療支出還是臨 時(shí)需要一筆錢以得到一個(gè)好機(jī)會(huì)時(shí)，你的生活不會(huì)為了這些事陷入困難。
6) Dogs are fantastic animals. They deserve to be called man's best friend. But, if you are under the impression that you just need to buy a collar and a bag of dry dog food every month and you're set, you're in for a rude awakening. Dogs tend to be much more expensive and time consuming than you'd think. 狗是神奇的動(dòng)物，可以說是人類最好的朋友，但是你得每個(gè)月幫他買飼料、定期帶他去打 預(yù)防針或買其他相關(guān)用品，寵物其實(shí)每月的花費(fèi)比你想像的多很多。
7) "Don't have any children or get married until you can support and love yourself first." -- D-Vega 在學(xué)會(huì)如何愛自已之前，不要結(jié)婚或有任何的孩子
8) "Don't trade your vehicle in on a new one just a couple of years after buying it. Pay it off and ride it until (the wheels fall off), all while putting that car payment in the bank." -- The_Muck_Man 不要把才買幾年的車子又賣掉換新的，尤其是大部分的貸款都還在銀行裡的時(shí)候，把貸款 付完，然後開到不能開為止(大概是輪胎會(huì)掉出來的程度吧 xd)
9) College is a lot more work than high school and your job will be a lot more work than college was. 大學(xué)的功課比高中多，出社會(huì)時(shí)功課也比大學(xué)多
10) Start looking for a new job BEFORE you quit your old job. 找到新的工作後再辭掉舊工作
11) Don't take any job that only pays commission unless you're either an expert salesman or ready to spend months working without pay to gain the skills you need to become an expert salesman. 不要接受任何只有傭金(獎(jiǎng)金)的工作，除非你是超級(jí)業(yè)務(wù)員或是你願(yuàn)意好幾個(gè)月沒有收入 ，只為了學(xué)習(xí)如何成為超級(jí)業(yè)務(wù)員。
12) Ideally, you should choose something you love to do so much that you'd do it for free and find a way to make it into a career. 如果可以的話，找一件你熱愛而且你願(yuàn)意免費(fèi)去作的事，然後試著把這件事加入到你的人 生事業(yè)中。
13) When asking for a salary, always have a figure you want in mind -- and then ask for significantly more than that number. That way, you may get more than what you want and even if you don't, you have a better chance of getting the amount you had in mind than if you had blurted it out right off the bat. 如果你想要求更多的薪水，不要不經(jīng)大腦的說出來，記得心裡有個(gè)數(shù)字，然後加上一些就 是你要開口的數(shù)字。這樣的話 你會(huì)有機(jī)會(huì)得到比你想的更多，或至少有機(jī)會(huì)達(dá)你心裡的 那個(gè)數(shù)字。
14) There's no shame in taking any honest job. 作正當(dāng)而且誠實(shí)的工作沒有什麼好丟臉的。
15) Getting fired or laid off isn't the end of the world. To the contrary, a lot of people, myself included, have moved on to bigger and better things after being laid off or fired. 被解雇或是裁員了不是世界末日，反過來想，很多人，也包括我自已都離開自已的工作準(zhǔn) 備接受更好的未來。
16) If you're not happy with the job market, the government, or the schools in your area, remember that you can always move to another city or another state. Lots of Americans do just that every year. 如果你不滿意這個(gè)地方的工作市場、政府或是學(xué)校，記住，每年都有許多美國人都跟你一 樣，你永遠(yuǎn)可以搬去別的地方或是其他的州，
17) "I wish that I had known to check the oil in my vehicles and to have changed it regularly. It would have saved a lot of money that I spent on repairs -- directly due to my lack of changing the oil per the mechanic." -- Ann H. 「早知道我就會(huì)經(jīng)常檢查車子的機(jī)油而且記得去換它們，這樣我就可以省下那些因?yàn)槲覜] 換機(jī)油而導(dǎo)致故障的維修費(fèi)用了」Ann H
18) Lefty loosey, righty tighty. Turn it to the left to loosen it and to the right to tighten it. 左鬆右緊，向左轉(zhuǎn)鬆，向右就是轉(zhuǎn)緊
19) Don't ever open a hot radiator cap or you can get seriously burned. 絕對(duì)不要在水箱散熱器還是熱的時(shí)候打開蓋子否則你會(huì)嚴(yán)重的燙傷
20) Here are 3 keys to keeping a reasonably clean house: don't leave any dishes in the sink overnight; every time you have a full load of clothes, wash 'em, and take out the trash every time the can is full. You do those things, wipe up your messes, and vacuum when the floor gets filthy, and you'll keep things reasonably neat. 要保持你的房子乾淨(jìng)，有3個(gè)重要的關(guān)鍵：不要把碗盤留到明天才洗。洗衣籃滿了就馬上 拿去洗，垃圾滿了馬上拿出去倒。記得，把髒的地方擦乾淨(jìng)，地板髒了就用吸塵器吸，這 樣你就有個(gè)整齊生活環(huán)境了。
21) If you use a computer even semi-regularly, it's worth your time to take a typing class. 如果你使用電腦或經(jīng)常需要使用，那麼去上打字課是值得的。
22) It's not enough to buy a gun and stick it in a drawer like a lucky talisman. You need to learn to use the gun. 買把搶放在抽屜當(dāng)你的護(hù)身符是不夠的，你還要學(xué)會(huì)怎麼用它
23) When you move, sell, throw away, and give away as much as possible or you'll just end up moving boxes from one closet, where they have been sitting for five years, to another closet, where they'll be sitting for the next five years. 當(dāng)你要搬家的時(shí)候，儘可能的把東西，丟掉賣掉或是給別人，這些東西已經(jīng)在櫃子裡放了 五年了，你只從櫃子裡放進(jìn)搬家箱子然後在放到另一個(gè)櫃子再放個(gè)好幾個(gè)五年。
24) Don't ever loan your friends money if you want to keep them as friends. After all, if they were good with money and were likely to pay you back in a timely manner, they probably wouldn't need the loan in the first place. If they really need the money, you want to help them, and you can afford it -- just give it to them. 如果你要保持你的友誼，那就不要借給他們錢。畢竟，如果他們懂得用錢而且也會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)還 錢，那也不需要馬上就要借錢。如果他們真的需要錢，而你也想幫助他，你也負(fù)擔(dān)得起。 就把錢送他吧。
25) Women should never allow a boyfriend to take naked pictures. If it's on film, you shouldn't be surprised if it goes public in one form or fashion after a break-up. 絕對(duì)不要讓你的男友幫你拍裸照，如果還被拍成影片。那當(dāng)妳們分手時(shí)，小心這些東西出 現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)路論壇或大眾媒體。
26) When men have a problem and they tell you about it, they want to know how to fix it. When women have a problem and they tell you about it, they just want you to listen. 當(dāng)男人向你談他們的問題時(shí)，他們需要的解決的方法，當(dāng)女人向你談她們的問題時(shí)，她們 需要的只是你的傾聽。
27) If you ever get arrested, don't say anything until you talk to a lawyer. 如果你被逮補(bǔ)了，在和律師談過以前，不要說任何事。
28) If you don't know the agenda of the people you're getting your news from, then you don't have the information you need to know if what they're telling you is true. 如果你無法確定現(xiàn)在別人跟你說的消息是從那裡來的，即便是真實(shí)的消息，其實(shí)你沒有得 到任何有效的資訊。
29) Government is a necessary evil. It's best to keep its tentacles out of your life and out of our society as much as possible. 政府是必要之惡，最好把你的生活及社交圈遠(yuǎn)離它們的觸角。
30) "When you're 18, you worry about what everybody is thinking of you; when you're 40, you don't give a darn what anybody thinks of you; when you're 60, you realize nobody's been thinking about you at all." -- Daniel Amen 當(dāng)你18歲時(shí)，你煩惱為什麼人們總是想到你該怎麼作。當(dāng)你40歲時(shí)，你才不管別人怎麼想 你要作什麼。當(dāng)你60歲時(shí)，你才明白其實(shí)從來就沒有人想你怎麼樣。
31) Trust your instincts. They're usually right. 相信你的直覺，通常都是對(duì)的
32) If you think a doctor's wrong, don't hesitate to ask for a second opinion. Your health is vitally important and doctors make mistakes just as often as anyone else. 你的健康非常重要，你覺得醫(yī)生的判斷有問題，不用遲疑馬上去看別的醫(yī)生，醫(yī)生就跟其 他的一樣時(shí)常會(huì)出錯(cuò)。
33) Don't ever say anything that may offend someone who is going to be serving you food. You never know what they may stick in it when you're not looking. 絕對(duì)不要對(duì)幫你上菜的人不禮貌，因?yàn)槟悴恢浪麜?huì)不會(huì)在你沒看到時(shí)惡搞你的食物。
34) If you get into a business deal with someone who goes to unusual lengths to convince you of how honest or Christian they are, watch your wallet and make sure you have an iron clad contract. They "doth protest too much." 如果和別人談生意時(shí)，對(duì)方一直說自已多誠實(shí)或是他是教徒不會(huì)騙人，那最好看緊自已錢 包並且再三確認(rèn)合約內(nèi)容，因?yàn)樗麄儼l(fā)太多誓了。
35) "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." - Jim Rohn 你的個(gè)性會(huì)被你最常接觸的5個(gè)人所影響
36) If you want to do something exceptional, don't expect anyone to believe you can do it until you've done it. Unless you're already perceived as exceptional, most people won't believe in you. That's doubly true for the people who know you best and have therefore seen you at your most mediocre, like your parents, family, and friends. 如果你要作一件特別的事，除非你已經(jīng)完成了，否則別期望別人會(huì)相信你作得到。尤其是 你的父母、家人、朋友哪些知道你有多普通的人。
37) If you don't feel like you're being treated fairly by a company, don't hesitate to ask for a manager. Oftentimes, a manager has gotten to where he is in a company because he is good at pleasing customers like you in the first place. 如果你覺得你在公司沒有被公平地對(duì)待，不用馬上去找經(jīng)理談。因?yàn)榇蟛糠纸?jīng)理的工作就 是對(duì)付像你這種人。
38) "You are not invulnerable and you are not going to live forever. You can (make) mistakes at 18 that you will have to live with for the rest of your life." -- Don_cos 你不是無敵的，你也不會(huì)永生不死，你18歲時(shí)犯的錯(cuò)，會(huì)跟著你活下去。
39) Nobody owes you a living. 你得自已負(fù)責(zé)自已的生活，別人沒有欠你什麼。
40) You are not a victim. 你不是受害者
41) If you just assume that every conspiracy theory is wrong without even examining it, you will be right 99.99% of the time. 如果你認(rèn)為沒有任何證據(jù)的陰謀論都是錯(cuò)的，那麼你有99.99%的機(jī)會(huì)是對(duì)的。
42) "It's likely that whatever challenges you have faced in your life currently could have been avoided but some better decisions upstream." -- Tony Robbins 不管你現(xiàn)在生活面對(duì)著什麼著的難題，你可以選擇逃避，但有時(shí)候更好的選擇是正面挑戰(zhàn)
43) At a minimum, keep a basic "to do" list, a schedule, and a budget. 至少寫下一個(gè)簡單願(yuàn)望清單、設(shè)下行程跟保留預(yù)算。
44) "Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better." -- Pat Riley 卓越是因?yàn)椴粩嘞蚋锰魬?zhàn)
45) "If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what's the point?" -- Rick Warren 如果你要你的生活緊縮一點(diǎn)，那就專心一點(diǎn)。不要再閒晃或去玩，最好想都不要想。就算 是有益的事也不用去作，只要作工作上的事就好。只要是有關(guān)工作的事就不要遲疑去做就 對(duì)了。然後你就會(huì)忙碌又沒有目的。不過 ，這又有什麼意義呢？
46) Ironically, successful people tend to fail a lot more than unsuccessful people. They also tend to ask a lot more questions. 肯定的是，成功的人比不成功的人設(shè)想更多失敗，他們也設(shè)想自已更多問題
47) When you consider Christianity, keep in mind this classic quotation from C.S. Lewis, "If I, being what I am, can consider that I am in some sense a Christian, why should the different vices of those people in the next pew prove that their religion is mere hypocrisy and convention?" 當(dāng)你思考基督教教義時(shí)，想想C.S Lewis的經(jīng)典格言「如果我以現(xiàn)在的情況自認(rèn)對(duì)於基督 的教義有點(diǎn)認(rèn)識(shí)，那為什麼坐在隔壁的人種種惡行讓他們的信仰看起來只不過是偽善跟肓 從？」
48) You beat 50% of the people by just showing up. You beat another 40% by working hard. The last 10% is a dogfight in the free enterprise system. 多表現(xiàn)一點(diǎn)你就打敗了百分之50的人了，再工作認(rèn)真就打敗剩下百分之40的人，接下來的 百分之10是自由企業(yè)體系裡的惡鬥。
49) There are at least six key areas of your life: health, career, romantic, social, money, and religion. If you neglect any one of those areas, it will harm you in the other areas and keep you from being as happy as you can be otherwise. 你的生命中有6個(gè)重要關(guān)鍵領(lǐng)域：健康、事業(yè)、愛情、友情、金錢、信仰。如果你忽視任 何一項(xiàng)，那就會(huì)在其他領(lǐng)域裡受傷，同樣的，某個(gè)領(lǐng)域的成功或滿足也會(huì)幫助到其他的領(lǐng) 域。
50) When trying to decide between two closely matched alternatives, always have a bias towards action. In the long run, it'll lead to your having a lot more experience, great stories, and a richer, fuller life. 當(dāng)處在兩難時(shí)，永遠(yuǎn)選擇偏向行動(dòng)的那一邊，長遠(yuǎn)來看，你會(huì)得到更多經(jīng)驗(yàn)、更多故事、 更豐富、滿足的人生
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