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Summary: Delightful! Happy St. Patricks Day RTK!!!!
Review: This books was absolutely delightful. Thank you RTK for sharing and happy belated St. Patricks Day.
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Summary: More Shenanigans at Amazon
Review: I tried to vote on some reviews here and noticed something interesting. When I voted yes on five star reviews or no on 1 star reviews I was sent to a blank page that ssaid: "PAGE NOT AVAILABLE" But when I came back and reversed my votes, no for five stars and yes for 1 stars, they were counted in!What the heck is going on here with Amazon?
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Summary: Poor Poor Poor
Review: Why did I have to write the same word 3 times ? Make a guess ... I just read 'Rich Dad Poor Dad'. Everything in this book is repeated at least three times. ( no exaggeration). A 200 page book could have been written in 30 pages flat. Even the language used is same. Reading this reminds me of high school prject reports where the author has no motivation to keep the interest. Unless you have read every other book in the world, save your time.
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Summary: Everyone should read this.
Review: It is unfortunate that in America, the greatest nation in the free world, few people including those with high incomes understand the value of investing and the proper use of money strategies.You can live off your income, but you can't get wealthy off your income. Wealth is the result of using principles such as are in this book.I also strongly recommend "Millionaire Next Door" and for managers and leaders, read"Direct from Dell" by Michael Dell. Great books.
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Summary: Rich Dad Poor Dad=Rich Students!
Review: I have read many books on personal finance and wealth building, but this one by Kiyosaki is the very best. Why? Because it deals with the single most important quality to achieve succe$$;
philosophy. How the wealthy think and what makes them different from, well, let's face it, the average and the broke. Like others, I have read those 1,000 page finance books loaded with frivilous information and written by magazine writers who know nothing about how to create wealth and like the others, have been dissappointed and ended up broke and embarrassed. Rich Dad Poor Dad is different and actually delivers on it's promises. If youw ant wealth, read Rich Dad Poor Dad. If you want to continue to be broke and embarrassed, read those ridiculous 1,000 page worthless tomes.
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Summary: Many people do not know ...
Review: Kiyosaki wanted to get rich when he was ten. His friend's father taught him and his friend the way of making money work for them. First he did not understand all of it but continued to work and learn. His book explains how the rich acquire their money and how to maintain one's wealth.
Many people do not know that money can work for them and many are afraid of handling or loosing money. They do not know how to save it and do not believe that it is important to know about financial literacy. Therefore they believe that only lucky people get rich and do not try to think about their finances. I thought that it is important to see the difference of how the rich manage their money and how the poor manage theirs. It was interesting that it seems easier to teach children, than adults. Children are still learning and most adults do not consider another opinion or they rather believe warnings than go take risks.
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Summary: Excellent book - ignore paid bashers
Review: Rich Dad Poor Dad is a life changing book that is why this incredible book has been a best seller now for over 8 years and is still in the top 20 of all books being sold right now. Kiyosaki will tell you some things you don't want to hear. He is controversial. So is Donald Trump. Rich people are always controversial, but who are the people that make Kiyosaki and others controversial? Certaintly it's not the wealthy. The wealthy agree with Kiysosaki becuase that is how they became rich. Kiyosaki tells us that a house is not an asset. I have to admit that I had a problem with that one myself. I a lways felt that real estate was the one safe have out there and like most, was taught by parents and other early mentors that a house is an asset. Then I got a house and found out that Kiyosaki is absolutely right and so were my mentors. A house is not an asset for the buyers, people like you and me but it certaintly is an asset for the banks, real estate agents, insurance people, the local government who wack you with high city taxes and so on. The biggest problem is that many people think that a big house is a symbol of wealth. It is a symbol of wealth to the bank. Most people tyupically take out 30 year mortgages. How much do you think banks make on that while you are paying for the equalivent of three house payments over time? Conventional wisdom tells us to get a great education and you'll get a great job. Well it started in the Clinton era and has been escalating ever since---downsizing. People who spent tons of $$$ on a college education, invested years in their jobs being servants to their employers and for what, to be downsized? And then there is the typical way that people invest. Conventional wisdom tries to tell us that we can't do it on oour own. We need brokers (so named because they make us broker with their advice) or other financial advice. Those who do try it on their own usually get bad advice and go to deep, deep discount brokers looking for the lowest commissions or on the other end pay fees for loaded mutual funds which are supposed to be better managed (HINT: They are not!) Kiyosaki offers a newer, better, more effective way. Unfortunately like some others who have come before him, Kiyosaki has stepped on some toes, the very people who are using your ignorance for their bliss. Rich Dad Poor Dad is a life changing book. It is highly recommend for anyone who really wants to survive the new millenium. I highly recommend Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's Guide to Investing and Rich Dad's Success Stories (prooves that Kiyosaki's naysayers are wrong as usual) Good luck!
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Summary: How the rich become richer and the poor get pushed lower
Review: "To get over the top financially, you must read 'Rich Dad Poor Dad'. It's common sense and market savvy for your financial future."(Zig Ziglar, author and lecturer)
"'Rich Dad Poor Dad' is a starting point for anyone looking to gain control of their financial future."(USA Today)
I disagree completely! He establishes a way of undermining the little people and making money off them. For example,
he opens a comic book library under a comic book store where he charges children in the neighborhood ten cents for two hours of unlimited reading. This only works because he is
obstructing the sale of comic books in the store. Instead of buying the books from the store clerk,
they can read them for a lower costs and not have to purchase them---in other words: piracy. He
says this is the kind of thing you need to do to develop pure income. He also mentions one of the
things his "rich dad" did to become rich. He took a $20,000 house during a depression in Phoenix
when everyone was giving stuff away, and saving the most money they could for the future, and
he sold it for $60,000 (saying it was worth $75,000). This is the kind of thing that creates the
huge gap between upper and lower classes. He shows the reader how to be a capitalist fat cat, and
rise above the little people.
The only problem with this is that he explains how to get even richer, not how to get rich.
His theory about getting rich only works if you have money to start off with, and are willing to
step on everyone! With people like this it's no surprise that the rich are mistrusted. If the "only"
way to get rich is to swindle, scam, and cheat others out of their hard work and time and just
completely become a crook then I don't want to be rich. I would rather retain my dignity, thank
you. I don't need a spot on the community country club to feel rich. In fact, another thing he
brings up is that rich people are usually those who fear being broke so they continue to earn more
and more. But I think it's that they can't get enough and they must steal more and more. But, of
course, one can only get rich if other get poorer so Kiyosaki is only showing the reader how to
make others poorer. I think it's sick.
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Summary: Waste of Time!
Review: This book was a total waste of time and money! It contains nothing but the author's boastful stories and is very light on any useful content. What a scam! I should have read some of the negative reviews before buying this book, and I could have saved some money. Do yourself a favor, if you are looking for financial education, look somewhere else.
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Summary: Changed my life too. I agree with the reader from Tx
Review: I have to agree, IN FACT, I can't agree more with that reviewer from Texas, USA who said that this book by Robert Kiyosaki changed his life. It changed mine too. But a word of caution, this is one of those books that you boss hopes you never read. Your friends and relatives won't be too optimistic either, unless of course they have read it and tried some of the ideas presented in the book. My advice: If you want to learn anything, learn from someone who has done it. RTK has done it. Retired at 48 with a book that that has and continues to be a best seller now for 9 years, a book that is revolutionizing America and the World. Thank you Robert!
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