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Becoming Wealthy: It's Up to You（致富取決于你自己）

1. Critics often speak of “the rich” with none-too-subtle disdain, as if those at the very top of the income ladder are all dishonest people or as if becoming rich is difficult and means others must become poorer. While we would be the first to admit that some rich people are dishonest, we must add that achieving the status of “the rich” (defined, say, by having a net worth of $1,000,000) is not particularly difficult, contrary to popular wisdom. The rules for acquiring substantial wealth are few, simple. This fact suggests that becoming rich for most Americans is a matter of choice.

1、評論家們一說起富人往往帶有明顯的蔑視。就好象收入高的層次的人們都是狡詐之人，或者意味著成為富有階層不容易而且其他人（誠實之人）一定不如他們富有。首先我們承認(rèn)有些富人不誠實，但我們必須補充一點：與普遍的認(rèn)識相反，達(dá)到富人階層（它的概念應(yīng)該是凈收入一百萬美元）并不是特別難。獲取可觀財富的規(guī)則只有幾條，而且簡單。這就意味著對于大多數(shù)美國人來說想不想變富是一個選擇的問題。

2. One of the rules for being rich is to avoid frivolous temptations. That is easier said than done, and we do not necessarily recommend that all people should lead a pure and joyless life. We mean only to point out that the great majority of those four percent of Americans who have $1,000,000 in net worth get to where they are because they control their pleasures. For example, rich Americans buy cars that are on average only slightly more expensive than those less wealthy Americans buy.

2、變?yōu)楦挥械牡谝粋€規(guī)則是避免無重要意義的誘惑。說起來容易做起來難，而且我們也無意建議所有人都該過著平淡無味的生活。我們只是想指出那些占美國人口百分之四的凈收入達(dá)一百萬美元的大多數(shù)人之所以達(dá)到今天的富有就是因為他們克制了自己的享樂。例如，富有的美國人買的汽車平均來講只是略好于那些不太富有的人的汽車。

3. Being able to save and accumulate considerable wealth is not automatic. People must have a reasonable income in order to save amounts that will make for wealth, which requires several auxiliary rules for achieving an income level that will allow for a minimum saving level. For most—those without the requisite luck, inheritance, special talents, or good ideas—becoming rich means getting an education. Few people who drop out of high school will be rich. The income of high school dropouts is about two-thirds that of Americans with a high school diploma.

3、能夠節(jié)省和積累可觀的財富不是自動的。要想省一定量的錢來足以積累成為財富，人們必須有適當(dāng)?shù)氖杖?。為達(dá)到能夠允許最低節(jié)省錢的收入水平還需要幾個輔助規(guī)則。對大多數(shù)沒有必要的運氣、繼承的財產(chǎn)、特殊的天才或好想法的人們成為富有就意味著受教育。高中就輟學(xué)的人很少變?yōu)楦挥械?。高中輟學(xué)人的收入是擁有高中畢業(yè)文憑的人收入的三分之二。

4. To have a good chance at being rich, though, most individuals (aside for the lucky ones) will need at least a college education, which just about will double their incomes over what they would have earned with only a high school diploma. A professional degree will result in an average annual income of about twice that of college graduates (or six times the income of a high school dropout). This means that those who invest in education do not have to save as high a percentage of income to become rich at retirement. However, in all probability, educated Americans Will be richer at retirement simply because they will be able to save more along the way and because they are likely to be smarter and can achieve a higher rate of return on their savings.

4、但是要想有好機會變富有大多數(shù)（除了幸運的）至少需要受到大學(xué)教育，與只有高中文憑的相比，大學(xué)的教育可使他們的收入翻一翻。大學(xué)以上的學(xué)歷會導(dǎo)致比大學(xué)畢業(yè)的年平均收入增加一倍（或是高中輟學(xué)人的六倍）。這就意味著在教育上投資的人要想在退休時致富不必節(jié)省同樣高比例的收入。但是極為可能的是受過良好教育的美國人之所以在退休時更富有是因為他們在過去的歲月里積攢得更多，而且他們可能更明智，獲取更高的存款的投資回報率。

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