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ReadingComprehension

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Yearsago,IhadagreatfriendwhoIconsideredtrulywealthy.Hehadall:anicehome,agreat

familyandwonderfulfriends.Therewasn’tmuchhecouldn’tbuy.SoIaskedhimhowhemadeit.

Hisanswerwassomewhatexpected,butheexplaineditinawaythatmadeitsoundeasy.Andhe

wentintodetail(详细描述).

Hetoldmeitwasnotaboutstarvingyourselfmonthsonend.Rather,hesaiditwasaboutdoingthe

simplethings,butdoingthemconsistently(一直地).Goingintofurtherdetail,heexplainedthetwo

things“disciplineandconsistency(纪律和连贯性)”,whichIhavetakenformanyyears,andthey

havehadagreatinfluenceonmylife.

First,hesaidthatwheneveryougetaraise,don’tspendit.Ifyouaremakingacertainamountof

moneyandusedtoacertaintake-homepay,waituntilyougetaraiseinyourpay,andalwaysinvest

thatamount.Unfortunately,mostpeoplesimplytakethatnewamountandfindanotherwaytospend

it,suchasbuyingacar,goingtoStarbucksmoreoftenortakingmorevacations.

Then,hetalkedaboutfallingprices.Therewasatimewhenthepriceforagallonofgasfellgreatly,

muchlikeithasrecently.Sixmonthsago,thepriceforagallonofgaswas$3.60,whiletodayitis

downto$2.25.Thatisasavingof$1.35pergallon.Andifacarholdsabout20gallonsofgas,and

itisfilledonceperweek,theaverageAmericanwillsaveabout$1,300peryear.So,myfriendsaid

hewouldtakethat$1,300andinvestit.

Althoughthisisnotscience,itisaboutthetwomostimportantthingsmyfriendtoldme:

disciplineandconsistency.Startputtingthisideaintoyourfinancialplanandyouwillfindyourself

withmoremoneyforyourfuture.

1.Theauthorwrotethistextforthepurposeof____.

A.sharingsometipsonhavingmoremoney

B.tellingushowhebecamerich