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Summary: An inspiration
Review: I am 13 years old, and I read this book last year. Mr. Kiyosaki's book offers many possibilities for making money, and deals with the phsycological differences among people of the 3 basic classes. It has an easy to read, conversational format that makes you think, and offers many good rhetorical questions. The message that the author is trying to send you throughout the entire book, is that assets feed you, and liabilities eat you. Although I will not be using the information in this book until about 15 years later, it made me start thinking. I cannot rave enough. This should be required high school reading material!
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Summary: Save Your Kids!
Review: God Bless Kiyosaki. Things change. And we have to change with them. Most people, I am sorry to say, are way behind. They are like old record players. On and on and on. "Graduate from college, get a job, buy a home, on and on". This formula will not work anymore. And if you spoon feed it to your children, uh-oh. Buy this book and simply get updated to the new finacial world. As Kiyosaki brillantly points out, the really important thing is to be able to fall back on investments. And this is of the most utmost importance. As I read this book, I could see that Kiyosaki can't really see into the future. But he does know the realities of our situation today. In seems that more and more people are simply going to live off their investments. If you acquire one million dollars and receive 10% interest, you will receive $100,000 before taxes yearly. Why are we having our children going to college on a $50,000 loan without understanding the realities that Kiyosaki espouses in this simply "must-buy-read-and-FOLLOW" book. Save your children from falling into the antiquated money trap that NO LONGER EXISTS. Kiyosaki also seems a bit worried about the future where a two-class system exists. One in which people are living off their investments. And another which consists of people working for $6 an hour. Think of it. It is happening before our eyes and seems more like a science fiction novel. But the book and save yourself a great deal of possible future misery.
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Summary: My Dad is the Rich Dad!
Review: I purchased this book at the Palm Springs Airport and read it on the plane up to Seattle. It is an easy read and very enjoyable. Most of the things he claims his "rich" dad said were very familiar to me. I heard them as a boy working beside my Father in his business and at the kitchen table. If you are one of the middle class working slaves, my heart goes out to you. Good luck in your effort to take control of your financial well being. This book can give you some insight, but it isn't a how to book in the sense that it gives you the theory, but not the procedures. The procedure is covered generally but is left up to the reader to determine for themselves. You can do it just like he says. I bought it because I wanted to know what Rich Dads taught their kids. I didn't realize I already knew. My Dad taught me. Oh, by the way, he is rich too!
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Summary: simply great
Review: I don't like to read, and I am a very slow reader. This book is over 200pgs. and I finished it in one day. It's that interesting. I would recomend it to anyone who wants to take control of their financial situation.
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Summary: Take his advice, and save your cash.
Review: To sum it up. Save your money. Invest it in assets. Do not spend more than you have. Duh. The potential knowledge you could derive from this book would be less than that of a typical high school education. Author spends a good portion of the book pimping his other wares. It was a waste of my time.
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Summary: Good Ideas, but who is "Rich Dad"?
Review: First of all, I liked the ideas in this book. They excited me and made me tell all my family and friends about it. I bought copies for my mom and my brother. I then bought the sequel to this book, Cashflow Quadrant. I even went to see him speak at a seminar in Manhattan. His ideas are exciting, fundamentally sound, and candid. However, I left the seminar with a bad taste in my mouth. Everyone lined up for autographs at the end of the seminar, I lined up as well. I had only one question for him,.... "Who is your Rich Dad?" I wanted to know who the man was that supplied him with this valuable information. I also thought that he would want to immortalize his "Rich Dad" for all his teachings. Instead, I got a terse answer that the information about his Rich Dad was private. Fine, it's private, but why? Worst case scenerio, Kiyosaki's the modern day music man. Selling books and ideas that brightens the lives of the people that use them, while using a possibly false and misleading marketing tool. I hope there is a Rich Dad, the ideas in Kiyosaki's books are great. I would hate to think of him manufacturing some slick and emotional marketing scheme to sell the amalgamation of all his accumulated knowledge and referrring to it as Rich Dad. But, even if that is the case, the books do hold valuable and exciting information to help you start planning your road to financial freedom. I guess, I just want do my research on who gives me advice...If any one has any idea who his "Rich Dad" actually is, I would like to know.
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Summary: The basic mindset of bettering ourselves financially
Review: Several people have recommend this to me--I was not let down! I found this book very easy to read. It reads more like an interesting story, that teaches you. After reading it, you will have the mindset of the rich. I'm considering about reading it again, to take in all the information. I have been thinking differently about financial opportunities and wealth after reading this book. This is a must read for those wanting to expand their horizons and gain financial freedom. This book contains no quick gimicks on making money, just more common sense and financial intelligence to make money.
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Summary: Outstanding, Exciting, Will change the way you look at life!
Review: I have read this book multiple times and find new things every time to remember and study. His articulate way of getting the most complicated theorys accros to the lamons mind are the best I have seen. I would recomend this book to anybody who wants to change the way you live life and most of all WHAT you will teach your childeren!
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Summary: Great life story examples
Review: I wish I had these dads growing up. I would have gotten on the ball a lot sooner. The story is a perfect illustration of how we what we learn growing up and the choices that we make that determine our future success. A must read (listen).
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Summary: A sobering wake up call to the middle class!
Review: As I went through Rich Dad Poor Dad, I saw -- almost immediately -- what I've been doing wrong these last few years. The "rat race" Kiyosaki described was almost completely descriptive of situations I've experienced in recent years. Now I understand the true definitions of assets and liabilities (the definitions your bankers, teachers and politicians don't tell you), and I have begun to make a change in my investment strategies. I am a lot wiser for reading Rich Dad Poor Dad.
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