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Summary: Change your mindset, change your reality.
Review: Clearly most contemporary Americans are spoiled rotten with the notion, and illusion of "security"- the whole get a good education, get a 'good job' (that one just makes me laugh), and save up in your 401K so that when you are 65 you won't have to work anymore. Financial Planners who used to refer to the 'three legs of the retirement stool as Pension, Savings, and Social Security are increasingly talking about a fourth leg- A second career. That's right 40-50 years and more WORK! That's a fine plan for some, but if you're a bit more sensible, if you realize that you wake up every day in a free country, if you want to retire with enough money to do what you want, while you are still young enough to do it- then this book is a good read. Just keep in mind that Robert sets out to impart principles, not "how to". I suspect there are many who will read this book who will at some point wish they'd applied the principles earlier in life. There are a lot of retired folks who, if they are honest with you, will tell you that they wish they'd taken some more "risks" in life while they were young enough. I suspect there are many who have found out too late that the biggest risk they ever took was depending only on their own labor, and some savings for their every need without ever using constructive leverage to achieve more.
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Summary: Retire Young Retire Rich
Review: I browsed the book in the bookstore and thought it would be a great one. However, I was pretty disappointed after buying it and ploughing through 335 pages. As many of the other reviews have stated, There are both good (not great) points and bad points.The good:
Discussion of "Context" - How you perceive money, risk, etc can limit or enhance your ability to make money.
Discussion of Leverage - relying on growing your personal equity (ie savings or salary) is not nearly as powerful as responsibly wielding debt in your favor. Particularly in the area of real estate investments. The bad:
As other reviewers have already noted, the book is very repetitious, particularly when it comes to the author's anecdotal stories and philosophy. The book also lacks anything resembling a "game plan" since it provides VERY superficial coverage of real estate investing, stock market investing, and starting a business (and I mean THIN). He makes frequent references to other books, authors for details.
I also agree with the reviewer who said the content could be reduced to a pamphlet. And the "money is everything" attitude that seems to infect the author is somewhat annoying...even if most of us fall prey to the temptation to think that way (which is probably why it's a best seller). If you are looking for a book to give you some "idea-seeds" on where you can make money (ie real estate, stock market, starting a business), then this isn't a bad book to skim through. I would have given it 4 stars if it had been 50 pages rather than 335. If you are looking for a book to really give you practical advice on HOW to get there you'd be better off looking for a book that is more focused on the particular area of interest.
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Summary: Too Much Hype?
Review: In brief, if you have read any of the other Rich Dad books then this does not add anything. The content is a rehash of the earlier Rich Dad books but with very annoying tendencies to shamelessly plug other Rich Dad books, a Rich Dad game and the website. If the author is as rich as he claims, why does he need to do this? All the Rich Dad books have as the central theme that people are wasting their time trying to become affluent or rich by means of working in a regular job. Instead the way to affluence is through entrepreneurial activity. This is a welcome change from the regular financial books that stress 401(k) investments in the stock market and the Rich Dad series are worth reading just to get this alternative perspective. There comes a point, however, when excessive hype can destroy the message and this point may have been reached in the Rich Dad series.
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Summary: Still good.....
Review: The discussion on leverage is pretty good. Still worth buying if you like Robert's motivation and his stories for your own life and business needs. I still like it even though I gave it 3 stars... Reading the first 1/3 part of the book is quite annoying because he keeps repeating his stories and his points as in his other books. However, maybe that is how we learn, through repetition.. I prefer his "guide to investing" book - it's more practical and useful.
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Summary: If you want a playbook to get rich, this is it!!
Review: This is the ultimate playbook, and instruction manual of how to retire rich. From the simple philosophy to practical reasoning and instructions, you can't get any more basic than Kiyosaki's words of wisdom. For the price of the book, against your financial future, this book is a bargain!
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Summary: He Could Have Just Written a Pamplet for the Content
Review: I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and loved it. This book however is a lot of fluff. He regurgitates the same ideas and words 5-10 times throught the book. A lot of self-praise for himself (and Kim). Not enough original work to justify a whole new book. Looks like the "Rich Dad" product name is getting extended a little too much. Do yourself a favor and just stick to the original book. For the first time ever, when I finished this book I immediately threw it into the trash.
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Summary: It's all about context
Review: I read thru the reviews on this site for this book and it's interesting to apply the perspectives of this book to the reviews. The reviewer who agrees with the principles but says that it's only for people who have disposable income is viewing the book within the context of most people. If you believe the authors, they started their financial plan from a position where they didn't have jobs or money, yet they succeeded without getting full time jobs or entering the employee mentality. And the reviewer who states that money isn't everything is missing the point as well. Money isn't everything but it enables you to do things you WANT to do rather than having to do things to survive. The point of the book is not to get rich at all costs but do understand that being rich doesn't mean necessarily that you had to give up your soul to get there. As I see it (not having read the other books in the series), the biggest flaws of the book is that (1) he repeats himself a LOT and (2) he doesn't really go into detail about HOW he and his wife managed to work on his plan without getting full time jobs and where they found the money to learn all that he said he learned in the first two years of their plan without getting full time jobs. The relationship of content and context is a great thing to point out however, since our context does limit our ability to absorb and process content. It's an interesting read but the real applicaiton of his advice is a bit vague.
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Summary: Inspiring, motivational and educational
Review: WOW! This is probably the best of all of them because he discusses leverage. In addition, he also discusses how all of are groomed to become employees and to have others (employers and the government) take care of us. However, 100 hundred years ago, most people were small business owners (my great grandfather owned several gas stations), so we do have it in us. Kiyosaki talks about 9 out of 10 businesses failing and to know that going in, but the one that makes it will be very rewarding. Assess the reward and the risks. Losing is a part of winning. It is in sports and the game of life. A little repetive from some of his previous books, but it just helps to reinforce the information, since this is outside the reality of most people's minds and repetition is the mother of learning.
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Summary: MONEY IS EVERYTHING!!
Review: ANOTHER BOOK BY THIS AUTHOR WHO BELIEVES THAT BEING RICH IS WHAT LIFEIS ALL ABOUT.THIS BOOK IS LIKE HIS OTHERS IN WHICH IT EXPLAINS WHYHAVING MONEY AND THINGS MEANS BEING HAPPY. LOOK AT THE BACK COVEROF THE BOOK AND YOU WILL SEE A MAN WHO WANTS YOU TO KNOW THATHAVING MONEY MEANS LIVING A GRAND LIFE. MONEY IS NICE BUT IT'S NOTEVERYTHING THAT THIS AUTHOR WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE IT IS, IF YOUFOLLOW HIS PHILOSOPHY. IF YOU ARE EXTERNALLY MOTIVATED THEN THIS BOOKIS FOR YOU. BUT IF YOU BELIEVE THAT WHAT'S INSIDE IS WHAT MATTERS THENSTAY AWAY FROM THIS.
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Summary: Essential Look at How You Must Think and Act to Prosper!
Review: This book deserves more than five stars for its exceptional clarity, authenticity, relevance and eloquence.Those who love the Rich Dad, Poor Dad books will adore this one. I found it to be the best book in the series since Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Mr. Robert T. Kiyosaki speaks with the authority of experience. He did retire young at 47 while his wife was 37. At that time, his expected annual income was between $80,000 and $125,000. Many people yearn for early retirement with wealth, mostly because they hate their work. Mr. Kiyosaki was soon back at work, establishing new businesses. Most of his wealth was created after he retired. "I keep working because there are so things that need to be done." So, he has clearly moved from earnings a living, to living a mission of self-expression. That's very wonderful, and I hope you will accomplish the same result! Although the subtitle says this is "how to" book, it's really more of a "what to think" book. The fundamental concept is to leverage your mind, your plans, your actions, and your priorities to get wealth faster and more easily. As usual, Rich Dad provides some wonderful quotes. Here are a few of my favorites. "David could beat Goliath because David knew how to use the power of leverage." "Cash flow is the most important word in the world of money. The second most important word is leverage." "Leverage is the reason some people become rich and others do not become rich." "Because leverage is power, some people use it, some abuse it, and others fear it." "Getting rich begins with words and words are free." " . . . do more and more with less and less." The first books in the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series have been about cash flow. This one shifts over to leverage. Section 1 is about leveraging your mind, section 2 looks at leverage from a plan to retire, section 3 addresses leverage from actions. The book goes on to give you a final exam on your attitudes and a challenging thought to chew on to help get you focused properly: making lots of money with no money to start with. Now, any book about leverage would normally have lots of pages on how debt leverage works. In fact, that is only a small part of what this book talks about. You will find that discussion in part of chapter 16, which looks at all of the forms of leverage in real estate. One of the strengths of the book is a fine discussion of how to think about risk and reward. It's not how often you fail, but how big the costs of your failures are compared to the rewards of your successes . . . and your determination to keep trying until you succeed. For instance, 9 out of 10 new businesses fail. But the value of the 1 in 10 that succeed should vastly outweigh the costs of the 9 failures. The book is excellent in warning you against the risks that you are unconsciously taking. Most people have 100% of their financial futures tied up in government pension and Medicare payments and the stock market. Mr. Kiyosaki correctly points out that this assumption is probably faulty, because there are far more Baby Boomers depending on these two resources than there are resources. One part of the leverage concept is to have more streams of cash flow. He also has excellent ideas on how to reduce risk in your current and potential sources of cash flow. You are also given a list of good habits to pursue. And top tips from the prior books are repeated in a convenient section near the end of the book. If you follow the advice in this book, it will be worth more to you and your family than all the other investment and retirement books that you read combined. But you have to take action! Thinking about taking action won't get you there. I would describe this book as being a lot like Tony Robbins's book, Personal Power, except it is focused effectively on the emotional and mental disciples needed for financial security and investing. By the way, I have known many people who have retired young with the assistance of being rich. They all embody the principles captured in this book. By contrast, at age 65 only 5 percent of all Americans will be able to afford to live a wealthy life style. Most will be looking for more income. Which group do you plan to be in? Think and live the thoughts that will make you as rich as you want to be! The solutions are there if you look for them.
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