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Summary: Finance 001 "Light"
Review: I liked his stories, and the idea of his two dads (let me give away what took at least 10 pages for the author to tell us--one of "his" dads is really his friend's dad) is a nice twist, but, in all seriousness, this book could have been written in a total of about 10 pages. He basically preaches investing in real estate and making sure you live within your means. Hardly anything new. That said, like a reviewer of the Quadrant book wrote, there is some useful info, and it is a VERY quick read, so it's worth the price, especially for younger investors.
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Summary: Some Good Ideas...Needs Development In Spots
Review: This investment book has good parts. The beginning is a little bit redundant as it beats to death the same theory that being your own boss is far more advantageous than working for somebody else. What Mr. Kiyosaki does not realize is that not everyone is cut out to be his own boss. It takes a lot of business savvy to run your business successfully. Training can help some people but not everyone. However, business education should take place in schools even on the Elementary Level. Its too bad Kiyosaki does not give more examples on how our schools can teach children to learn more about finacial matters. He merely talks about his games for children as well as adults. The games do seem helpful. However, if Kiyosaki wants to help our society more, he should consider lowering the price on his merchandise.Kiyosaki starts to provide better ideas towards the last third of the book. Adults should seek out other resources to improve their financial position in this rat race world. His idea about exploring the Foreclosure Market for Real Estate Purchases is excellent. He explains this point in easy to read detail. He also encourages those people who fit into the "employee" category to start saving early and to take calculated risks. Another good point is to seek out classes to improve one's knowledge of the stock market. He makes a decent point to think about the benefit of the class rather than the cost of it. Kiyokasi needs to realize that there are courses out there that are less expensive than the ones he mentions. The section about incorporating yourself to avoid paying hihg taxes is possibly the highlight of the book. Many people can take advantage of this and combine it with investment and real estate pursuits. It involves a lot of study and hardwork which Kiyosaki to provide some more detail on to help out the consumer. The charts he uses to emphasize paying yourself first are basically correct but could use more development. There should be some more detail provided for those who struggle to make a living. The recommended reading at the end of the book provides a nice reference without being overwhelming. Its good that Kiyosaki recognizes the acheivements of his colleauges. In general, this is a nice overview. Many people could change their ways about viewing money from reading this book. Prehaps Kiyosaki gives more detailed examples in his other books or videos.
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Summary: A few good points, but ...
Review: I purchased this book after seeing it on the New York Times best seller list. While it offered a few good points to ponder, it was a frustrating read. It was redundant, and the author rarely went into enough depth to make this at all practical. ...An aside. I couldn't help but feel sorry for his real "educated" dad who was continually slammed in this book. The rich dad/poor dad metaphor got a little old by the end.
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Summary: Insirational, Life Changing
Review: There is no question that this book has changed my life! This book is literally a doorway to financial success and time freedom. Robert has written this book with the average person in mind. It is easy to read and challenges many of the core beliefs that keep many of us from reaching our full financial potential. It exposes the truth behind what society has taught most of us about working hard for money. This book shows us that through seeking financial literacy, we all can reach those heights which we know we are capable of. Robert has shown me a fast track to success to which I have found no equivalent in the school system. I cannot thank him enough for writing this book!
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Summary: Something good to read
Review: I do not know how to realise the recommendations given in the book. Anyhow I enjoyed a lot while reading. Thank you.
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Summary: WAKE UP CALL
Review: If this book is so terrible like some of the negative reviewers say it is,then why does it continue to dominate the best seller lists and why are there more than 400 reviews for this terrible book.It seems to me that the contents of this book is making alot of people wake up and is stirring alot of interest in the masses.
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Summary: What if nobody worked for their money?
Review: Vulture says to Lion, "You're stupid to work so hard for your food. Instead of exhausting and injuring yourself chasing Buffalo, why don't you just cruise around picking up the pieces like me?" Lion agrees. Soon all the predators are sitting around waiting for "somebody" to do the work. They all starve! Kiyosaki scorns people who work for their money but, thankfully, millions will continue producing "meat" that he can speculate with. However, the book is worth reading to remind us of some simple home truths such as, "A fancy car is not an asset."
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Summary: Rock Solid
Review: If I had only one "money" book I could recommend to someone, it would be this book. It's advice is rock solid.
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Summary: Life Changing
Review: Ignore the complaints...the redundancy or the over-use of stories. Someone has finally "turned on the light" for the common man regarding how to make money. For those who have "ears to hear", this book can change your life.
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Summary: Nothing new
Review: Every now and then I buy one of these "...everyone is talking about it !" books. They are all the same: "Want to get rich ? find someone desperate selling real estate, buy it cheap (no money down if you can), and wait. Dont get into consumer debt." etc. You do not need a book to tell you that and there is nothing new about real estate (or other financial) speculation. Some people get rich because they work hard, others because they are smart and many because they get lucky. Read it if you want but do not count on it to change your life. By the way, if you can become half the salesman that Kiyosaki is then you can count on becoming rich !
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