先付钱给自己

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Pete drives to work every day, and it is expensive. Gas is not cheap. 皮特每天开车上班，而且很贵。汽油不便宜。

He would love a bike to ride to work instead, 他很想要一辆自行车来代替开车上班，

but he does not have enough money to buy one. 但是他没有足够的钱买一辆。

So Pete makes a plan. 于是皮特制定了一个计划。

Each week, he saves a little from his paycheck, 每周他从工资里省下一点钱，

10%, 百分之十，

just a dime out of every dollar he earns. 他每赚一美元就存下一毛钱。

He is paid on Fridays, 他在周五发工资，

and at the end of each week, he puts $20 into a special 每周末他会把20美元存入一个特别的

fund. 账户。

He calls it pay yourself first. 他称之为“先付给自己”。

Before he pays the bills, before he spends a cent, he pays himself. 在他付账单之前，在他花一分钱之前，他先付给自己。

Most people save wherever is left at the end of the month, 大多数人都是在月底把剩下的钱存起来，

and usually nothing is left. 而且通常什么都没剩下。

Pete does it the other way around, 皮特却反其道而行之，

and little by little, that bike is getting closer. 渐渐地，那辆自行车离他越来越近了。