Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do...

Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! | Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter | Brilliant premise, otherwise a crap book!

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	Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter Business Plus, 2000 - 207 pages average customer review:based on 2176 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent Book.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was very interesting and at times funny. I did class="textlinks">not want to put it down. However, if you are looking for a get rich quick idea or scheme, it is not in this book. Also, if you are not interested in real estate, you may not like this book, because that is most of the author's story. When I heard about this book, I thought it would show me how to get rich. The book does not show you how to get rich, it tells the story. If you want to get rich you only need do one thing, MAKE MONEY. I know it sounds stupid, but my uncle told me, "if you want to make big money, you have to do things in a big way." You can get rich by going to school, or by working in a restaurant, or by selling cars, getting rich is up to you. Just turn on the tv and you will see lots of rich people who did lots of different things to get rich. Good Luck!

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Brilliant premise, otherwise a crap book!

I have heard too many negative reviews of Kiyosaki's financial strategies to take him seriously; however, there is one aspect to this book class="textlinks">that is absolutely spot-on. The financial messages and lessons that our kids are learning today (and what I was told in HS 35 years ago) are utterly worthless.

I remember reading Future Shock by Alvin Tofler decades ago, explaining that the world is changing so fast that human society hasn't the time to readjust and position itself to thrive in the new paradigms and systems. The introduction to Rich Dad is effectively this same premise: people are being given financial advice that was golden a hundred years ago, but will doom people to squalor in the current economic climate.

I will not take issue with the author's financial advice. I am not a finance expert, and the real experts all seem to agree that this Kiyosaki clown is nothing but Anthony Robbins for the cash crowd: all flash and no foundation.

However, if you were to take the book out of the library and just read the introduction alone, it will stimulate you to giving serious thought to just how much really bad advice you have been given by so many people because of two reasons:

1. The same advice has been given for decades and nobody wants to rock the boat, and

2. 99% of all people (especially positicians and actors) know that when you open your mouth, the most important thing is to do is make your words appealling and enticing, hopeful and non-controversial. That's why nobody wants to come out and admit the following conclusion about how most people will thrive in the current economic world: It's MERCENARY!

Yap about "teamwork" and groupthink until the cows come home. The 30-year job with the Rolex at retirement time is as DEAD as Monty Python's parrot sketch. Most people stay in organizations for less than 4 years today. Downsizing, rightsizing, corporate takeovers...don't get me started. "Loyalty" for the American worker is the religion of the doomed. It's look out for yourself today, don't trust your corporate pension and the only friend you have is money in YOUR bank account.

Oh, sure, I sound cynical and negative.

Enron. Tyco. I could go on. Spare me the flag-waving capitalistic jingoism.

The one point that Rich Dad makes, in the intro, is that it's a whole new ballgame out there and the rules have changed so much that, were our grandparents alive today and had to make it in the marketplace, they'd all starve to death if they clung to the old rules.

Read the intro to Rich Dad...then throw away the rest.

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Great Motivational Book Designed to Redirect Your Thinking

This must be one of the most controversial business books class="textlinks">that I have read. Many criticize Robert Kiyosaki's best selling book, stating that they doubt he has done any of the things that are written within its pages.

I began reading this book with an open mind. I feel that his writings are sincere and knowledgeable. Yes, he is cruel in his presentation of the Poor & Middle Class, but he is doing so for a reason, to illustrate the philosophies included within the book. He says that your home is not an asset, I can relate with this statement. Because he says that a true asset is one that provides income, although a home can be used as an asset for a loan, it does not provide income. In fact in many cases it sucks up your income through the need for repairs and improvements.

I feel that people are free to their opinions, but I think that many of the people who harshly criticized this book probably never read it, or if they did, they read it with their mind closed shut and unwilling to understand the teachings that Robert was attempting to pass along.

Lastly, Kiyosaki was criticized for his lack of detail in how he made his way to the top. The problem is that this book was not intended to be a detailed account of what he did to become successful. It was to open up your mind to the possibilities and opportunities that lie in front of each and everyone's face. Opportunities are everywhere and you must have the 'Rich Dad' mind set to take advantage of them.

I recommend this book and support the efforts of the rich dad team.

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Great Book!

Great Book!

Very motivational and inspired me to keep driving my very funtional car - but class="textlinks">not a showpiece! Inspirational but lacks details for strategy. Concepts are very good.

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