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Summary: Basic wisdoms, eye-opener, yet not too profound
Review: Important book for people with no clue about money and wealth. Very basic ideas laid out in an easily readable form. These ideas should be general knowledge for anyone living in the capitalistic world.
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Summary: Why all the bells and whistles ?
Review: I attended a number(3) of Robert's courses in the mid 80's entitled Money and You/Creating Wealth.This book ties a lot of those ideas together. If Robert is so rich, why the hell is he still flogging seminars,board games, shares in start ups and generally hussling as hard as ever. Something about him does not ring true for me.There is a touch of the "Amways" about him that is unsettling
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Summary: This Book Will Change the Way You Think About Money
Review: I was in a bookstore looking for beginners books on investing and the stock market. A man noticed what I was browsing, and handed me this book. Skeptical as I was about putting more money into a ra-ra, "I'm rich and you can be too" guy's pocket, I read it. I was wowed. It did indeed change my views of money. The message IS simple, the tone he uses to describe his real father IS condescending, but he motivated me to take action. And not just with my financial future, but with my goals in general. Another one of his important points is to seek out jobs that will teach you something new, not give you the biggest paycheck or best benefits - for learning and strengthening your weak skills is more important to future success and satisfaction. On the critical side, he did not take his own advice to work with the best in their field. His writing and organiztion is often weak and repetitive, sometimes reading more like a motivational speech that would be better heard than actually read. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I loved the book and continue to reccommend it to my friends.
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Summary: A fairy tale
Review: I agree with the reader from Iowa - September 23, 1999. Not only that, I watched my father, a property investor and developer, for over two decades and I have been a property attorney for over two decades. I can tell you that these sweet property deals do NOT fall into your lap (just two weeks of looking! huh) as implied by the book. You need to be looking for them all day every day like a bloodhound and you need to cultivate the bank officials and realtors, etc and BRIBE them for every such property that they might put your way. Not only that, dozens (if not hundreds) of others in property are competing with you to bribe these same officials.
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Summary: Simple Living, High thinking....
Review: An interesting book which gives insight into what most of the students or so to speak people of this world are doing wrong. There is definitely something to learn from this book and its worth reading. Though their were grammatical mistakes in almost every page, i would personally not worry about it and instead take the essence of what the author is trying to convey. A must read for everyone.
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Summary: WOW!!!!
Review: This is an awesome read! I am in the process of reading it to my four children. I want to be like Rich Dad and teach my children the right way to think about money. The contents of this book should be taught in all schools. It has changed my outlook on wealth and finances. I only wish this book had been available to me when I was 10 years old! It is an easy read. If you take the ideas and apply them, you can become financially independent! Why wait any longer? - BUY IT - APPLY IT - and become wealthy!
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Summary: Kind of a so-so read and some mixed messages.
Review: I agree with another reviewer who said his favorite part of the book was the first two chapters. Sums it up for me. The rest of the book repeats the mantra - don't indulge in buying material goods - furniture, cars, etc. (guns/butter theory) Save your money. Invest in things that will pay you. Make money work for you; don't work for money. Certainly a lot of wisdom there, however, it's pretty basic. I was troubled by the author's attitude towards the average worker. Somewhat condescending. The author's dad [poor dad] was a college professor. The *second dad* [rich dad] was a neighbor who had invested in real estate and businesses and took young Robert under his wing. Rich dad pointed out different folks in his employ and told Robert "you don't want to be like them." And why is that? Because they didn't have the vision to invest? Because they weren't rich? Because they were working in service work? Wow. Kind of harsh. One gets the impression the investor dad [rich dad] worked constantly. A real workaholic. Is that the model we should aspire to? This book uses money as the measure of success. I have a problem with that. College professor dad [poor dad] and others like him who work 9-5 jobs and struggle to support their families were regarded as parents of a lesser ability or lesser vision. The counter-argument might be, well, Robert retired at 47 years of age. I don't know about Robert, but when I'm 47, all my kids will have grown up and left home. Robert makes good points. However, I found myself getting swept away with the dream of being wildly rich and had to stop and ask myself "What are my goals in life? Where do I want to spend my time? Invest my energies?" Robert makes the point that we do have to get off the hamster wheel of doing things the way they've always been done. Good point and well made. However, I remember something an older friend told me years ago. He worked two and three jobs the whole time his kids were growing up, so he could invest and live comfortably at retirement. He said "If I had it to do over, I'd have enjoyed the kids more and worried about the money less." Rose
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Summary: Great Book, You Need To Teach Your Children These Concepts!
Review: Our children will not learn this valuable perspective in a traditional academic setting. My daughter will understand the concept of business ownership before she attends kindergarden. Thanks Robert.
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Summary: Don't bother
Review: The first couple chapters of this book have some good ideas, but after that, I'll save you some time and a little money. Here's what the rich teach their kids: Start saving early, preserve principal, don't get into debt, pay yourself first, invest aggressively. That's it. He's got some questionable advice, too. The author made a lot of his money by investing in penny stocks. What he doesn't tell you is that 85% of penny stocks fail. Tax lien certificates are another favorite of his. Other than that, there are no specifics in the book. If you want to learn what the wealthy know about money, read "Millionaire Next Door". If you want investing specifics, try the Motley Fool Books ("The Foolish Four" is good). If you're burried in debt, Suze Orman has some good stuff (9 Steps To Financial Freedom). If you've read all those, go ahead and send this guy $. Or better yet, invest it in penny stocks!
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Summary: READ THIS BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL!
Review: A great read for both parents and children. I felt like most of my life was written in the book. One should try reading it and see where they fit.
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