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Summary: Too bad Amazon does not have 0 * category...
Review: I have read about first 90 pages of this book and frankly speaking, it seems to be offending any educated person's intelligence. I can't understand why the book is so popular...
The book's main premise seems to be that one should invest only in income generating activities (author calls these "assets") and avoid any expense related activities ("liabilities"). Lot of what was said in the first 90 pages was commonsense and so repetitive that I started skipping sentences, paragraphs and then even pages without missing out much. I shouldn't have bought this one...
I would not add this book to my "asset" column. For those who have already bought this book, I recommend that they follow the author's advice about "assets" and "liabilities" - and sell this book :-) I did.
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Summary: Wake UP! This book is outstanding!
Review: ...IS it the best written book? ...no! Does it give stock techniques or real estate secrets? Once again no. But for the average american i guarantee you this book WILL have you changing your ....thoughts about money! I agreed with the author so much about his thoughts on college education that i almost fell over reading it! I thought i was the only one who thought college was a big waste of time becasue YOU DONT LEARN MONEY IN COLLEGE! I repeat they dont teach you about money in college or in any other school for that matter! A reader said that a child should not worry about learning finances and investing. That is the same kind of thinking that has 1 in 3 americans in debt today! Please people teach your kids about investing and OWNING businesses NOT working in them! The author hates jobs as much as i do so thats why i connect with this guy so much! I also hate school because it doesnt teach me what i really want to know and that is MONEY! I dont know about you but im NOT going to school simply for the sake of learning more im going because i want to EARN MORE! But the problem is college only teaches you how to get a job! its a resume builder! Bill gates, Micheal dell: Dropouts! billionaires the both of them! If you want to be rich and happy put down those silly college books and pick up some money books end of story!
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Summary: Seminar fluff, a whole lot of nothing
Review: This book is nonsense. The "tone" of the writing is condescending and repetitive. It's like reading a motivational speech at one of those money-making scam seminars. As others have mentioned, the author's veracity is in question regarding the facts of his life. I do not believe there is a "Rich Dad", personally. I don't think we should line the pockets of this guy. I STRONGLY urge you to do a search on the author's name on Google or any good search engine, and maybe add in the modifier "criticism" or "MLM". If I could save just one person from wasting their money on this book, I'll be pleased. Oh, and telling people not to bother with an education? Pinhead advice.
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Summary: Financial Literacy 101
Review: Where do you learn about money? School? No! Too busy memerizing war dates. Parents? Possibly, but not likely.If you dislike this book you have probably bought into the Great American Lie of go to school, get a job and after 40 years you get a gold watch. And you are in rat race my friend.I have a gold watch already. It says to Barry Kaufman the greatest guy in the world from Barry Kaufman the greatest guy in the world. I didn't have to wait 40 years for mine or sell my soul to corporate America for a little cup of soup (called wages)I also suggest reading Who Stole the American Dream, Wave 4 and Turner, Turner, Turner: The King of Network Marketing.
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Summary: Great book that opens up the mind
Review: This is a great book and exactly mimics my situation (of a few years ago) and a lot of others out there. It opens up the minds of those (like myself!) who thought that those persons who are in business for themselves do so because no one else would hire them!! Boy! Was I ever wrong! I should have read it earlier (like 10 years ago!), my life would have probably taken a different turn.I encourage all to get this book. Read it at least twice.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I liked this book so much because it has taught me how o get more money, and how I could manage the money. I have learned all about my job because it will help me to get more experience in my life, and to earn money, too. I liked this book because it gave me the opportunity to reach my potencial as a woman with success, so I can become a rich woman someday. This book gave me an important idea how I can manage my money in the bank, and how I could get my own business, too. This is a great book, and i recommend reading it as soon as possible because many people learn to work for money, but never learn to have money work for them.
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Summary: the book gave some ideas
Review: Thee book gave some ideas Daniel Pimentel Provo, UT I have to say that this book gave me ideas and also that I can see another view of the money and how people see the money. An other thing that I like is that compares what he wants to say, with examples from real life. He tries to help people who are in deep financial problem. Also I took good things about this book, and applied them to me. I want to recommend this book to everybody and to take advantage of it.
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Summary: Worth to read and apply your life
Review: I found this book very interesting, because it changed my ways on thinking about money. In this book the author contrasts the differences in economic strategies between "Rich Dads" and "Poor Dads." As I watch the lessons from both fathers I saw myself and my potential. I like his main theme was showing how to "make your money work hard for you instead of working hard for your money." I like this idea so much, because it is a very true. We need to learn how to manage money instead of working hard for our money. Also Kiyosaki said that we should not be afraid to invest our money, but should learn how to handle it. Many people are afraid of losing money. Kiyosaki used a lot of good examples in this book about this. I liked them so much because it helped me to see and understand clearly. Also I liked the charts that he used in this book, because it was a very informative and easy to follow. Some parts of this book seemed a little repetitive, but I liked it because that is only done to really make these ideas stick. I like his enthusiasm and encouragement of this book. This is a very useful and understandable for someone, like me, who doesn't know much about it.
The only things I don't like about this book/author: The criticizing of his dad, and the school system, and that it is a little repetitive, although the author says it is the key to learning effectively. But I want to read his other books. I found the charts informative and easy to follow and I highly recommend this book to all interested in business and those who want to be successful. It changed the way I look at money forever and for the better. I want to recommend this book to everyone I know.
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Summary: money for nothing
Review: Money for Nothing
I read the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad written by Robert Kiyosaki, for three weeks. Before I saw it, I had never read a book about business and money, so this book and author's story looked somewhat fresh at the beginning. But, now even though it has several interesting points of view, I do not agree with all his opinions because they are too much money-oriented and underestimate the worth of college education.
First, the author's claims tend to be extremely money-oriented. In my eyes, he lives only for money and is concerned only about it. Of course, money is important for our normal lives, but it does not bring us all we need. Even worse than this is that money can make us blind to what is right and what is wrong. It often debilitates our ability to make reasonable judgments. Moreover, in this society based on extreme capitalism, there are many people who ruin their lives in pursuit of material wealth. For this reason, thinking that money can buy all happiness seems very dangerous.
Second, the author regards college education as a useless thing because it does not help people earn money. It is nonsense to say that regular education is worthless due to its lack of effect on earning power. Perhaps it makes sense for people not to study if they go to college only to get diplomas that are useful for getting good jobs. However, the purpose of college education is to help people accomplish self-actualization through higher learning. Therefore, I think the author distorts the real significance of learning.
In conclusion, maybe the methods or principles that the author suggests are useful to gather money. However, he does not recognize the differences between purpose and means of earning money. I cannot understand why I have to be that money- oriented and ignore the importance of regular education. Consequently, I do not want to follow all his assertions, although some of them are seemed quite plausible.
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Summary: Rich Dad and Poor Dad
Review: The authors of the book Rich Dad and Poor Dad are Robert T. Kiyusaki and Sharon L. Lechter. They have a good education. The book Rich Dad and Poor Dad is about to give information in how make money works for us. In fact this is the main idea of this book. The book is very good, interesting and easy to understand. There are two things that I like a lot of this book. First the authors teach step by step how make money works for us. Second they teach us about what attitude we need to have in order to have success in the life.
The authors explain the main idea with a good organization. First they teach us the basic concept about business with many experiences that is the most important. Then they help us to understand the assets, liabilities, income and expenses in with are important to be rich. The authors advices us many things in order to get money and make it work for us. For example, he said that we need keep in our mind our own business. Also they teach us about the intelligence business and laws make the way easier to be rich.
For the authors the attitude is very important to have success in our life. Some characteristics that we do not need are fear, cynicism, laziness and arrogance.
This book is excellent to begin the way of business. Rich Dad and Poor Dad is easy to read and almost everybody can understand the main idea of this book.
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