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Rich Dad's Classics
As USA TODAY heralded in its review, Rich Dad Poor Dad is a starting point for anyone looking to gain control of their financial future. Now, that future just got brighter with RICH DADS CLASSICS: Rich Dad Poor Dad, the book that started it all, reveals what the rich teach their kids about moneythat the poor and middle-class do not; Rich Dads Cashflow Quadrant continues th...more
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September 14th 2005
by Warner Business Books
(first published April 1st 1997)
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I bought this book on the recommendation of a client, and from page one I was feeling uncomfortable with it. I pushed aside the part of my mind that was shouting "This guy is trashing highly educated people and the working poor!" and I was able to actually become enthusiastic about the message of the book.
Here is the message of the book, and as far as I can tell, the only thing of value in its pages:
* When you own something, it is either putting money into you...more
Here is the message of the book, and as far as I can tell, the only thing of value in its pages:
* When you own something, it is either putting money into you...more
I read this book while in an Entrepreneur phase. On one hand, it is rather inspiring, in a John Madden sort of way. You see, John Madden (American football broadcaster) always makes everything sound easy, which may be how he coached the Raiders to the superbowl. He'll say something like "now what they need to do here is score a touchdown. I think that if they can do that, they will turn this game around".
I still recall a memorable game where a quarterback's contact fell ou...more
I still recall a memorable game where a quarterback's contact fell ou...more
Dan
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nobody
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This book may do a good job of getting you excited about your financial future but the false information it teaches negates any benefits.
I believe this book does a disservice to the public. I suspect it was written to appeal to those who are failing in the world's conventional definition of success. Didn't go to college? Can't hold down a stable job? Good for you! You haven't fallen for that waste of time and stupid rat race like all those other suckers!
Saying that higher...more
I believe this book does a disservice to the public. I suspect it was written to appeal to those who are failing in the world's conventional definition of success. Didn't go to college? Can't hold down a stable job? Good for you! You haven't fallen for that waste of time and stupid rat race like all those other suckers!
Saying that higher...more
Nola
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people who don't want to think "poor" or want to learn about money
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While driving for the Thanksgiving vacation, my husband and I listened to Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, on CD. This book helped us to expand and to think outside the box when it came to money. It gave us many things to think about and other ways to view our finances. I enjoyed it so much that I not only listened to it twice on CD, but also read the book itself.
In his book, Kiyosaki reveals that he had two fatherly perspectives while growing up. His biological father m...more
In his book, Kiyosaki reveals that he had two fatherly perspectives while growing up. His biological father m...more
"And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.'"
But God said to him, "You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?"
That parable popped into my mind when I read this book. This book is about "what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not." It's not so much a manual on how to g...more
But God said to him, "You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?"
That parable popped into my mind when I read this book. This book is about "what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not." It's not so much a manual on how to g...more
This book is not just about money. It's about how we are taught to think; how we are programmed by schools, family, and friends to look at the rich as greedy no good bloodsuckers and opportunities as risks. It is an attempt to reprogram minds to look at why we do what we do.. why do we buy all these shoes, clothes, cars, jewelry.. have we earned it or are we just trying to maintain an image?
To me the most important thing it teaches is that being educated is the key.. educated in o...more
To me the most important thing it teaches is that being educated is the key.. educated in o...more
This book is more a motivational book rather than personal finance book. It talks about general things that people knew already. Plus, after reading the analysis of this book by John Reed, I became increasingly skeptical about it: the author is making money out of writing this kind of book instead of through managing his own finances. You can read this book for leisure but it won't help much in managing your personal finance. And if possible, don't buy it, just borrow from local library. Persona...more
This book shares the same fundamental problem that plagues most business how-to's (like The E-Myth): terrible, corny writing. You would think smart, successful people like Kiyosaki and E-Myth's Michael Gerber would be able to retain a decent ghost writer, but you'd be wrong. As for the content, there are a few nuggets of wisdom here but the major revalations and practical guidance that the word of mouth for Rich Dad promised just never materialized. Here's the entire book in a nutshell, "Wh...more
“Rich Dad Poor Dad” is a book that makes you want to get up and take charge of your life. It is not a “get rich quick” book nor does it tell you step by step how to accomplish this. There is definitely some helpful advice and ways of looking at things in a whole new light – like your house as a liability rather than an asset – but it is up to you to find the path to financial freedom. Robert Kiyosaki is there to motivate and guide you. An excellent read for anyone who has finally had enough o...more
This book goes on my shelf of four books I read over and over, books I read devotionally. It totally revolutionized my outlook not only on making money, but also on education. I wish everyone would read this. I wish the close-minded, those who graduated from whatever school they attended and haven't allowed themselves a new thought since, could break through the stone walls they have erected around their souls and let this in. This message can save our world! I am not exaggerating.
I've been wanting to read this for a couple of years. After some recent events in my life I wanted to understand the financial thinking of people who were raised wealthy and those who were not. The first chapter was great. The storytelling was simple and informative. It made so much sense to me and I related to it. Then I started Lesson Two: Why Teach Financial Literacy. It was this chapter that I realized that homeboy Kiyosaki is quite pompous. I understand that he was using specific exam...more
Inane, self-righteous congratulatory drivel best left to the rubbish heaps.
The life changing book that has been a personal finance best seller for over a decade written by author Robert T. Kiyosaki. This little book has changed the lives of many people and their perspective on money, who are in misery, not knowing how to make ends meet due to lack of financial education. The contents of this book, tells the story of a young man, who is the author himself, being brought up by his natural father the conventional way of getting a job, saving every penny, working hard and ...more
I thought this book was great! Along with being a very pleasant read it had many valuable financial lessons to teach us. I’ll quickly go through some of the very important points.
We really don’t get taught anything about financial management in school. I’m shocked at how many of my friends know nothing about how their credit card works, let alone how to use simple accounting to correctly assess their financial position. We need to have financial literacy to survive.
The bo...more
We really don’t get taught anything about financial management in school. I’m shocked at how many of my friends know nothing about how their credit card works, let alone how to use simple accounting to correctly assess their financial position. We need to have financial literacy to survive.
The bo...more
Tim
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In my opinion, this book fulfilled its purpose which was to help people have a better understanding of how to make money and use it wisely. There are many aspects of it that appealed to me. First, it shows how a person can be a better steward of the money he has. This is something that, as a Christian, I greatly desire to do. Having said that, I think there are many people that desire to do that, but don't know how. In addition to that, there may be people that are good stewards to some ext...more
What struck me most among the different advices in this book is “spend only on things that will generate income for you” and it was in that part where the author describes the house of his Poor Dad – the tattered door mat, the creaking floor panels, etc. After reading the book, I thought it would be nice to do that but it is easier said than done. For example, when my daughter hinted that she would like to have PS2 when she was still young to understand the value of money, would I refuse or prob...more
There were things that I liked and things that I disliked about this book.
Dislikes:
*Author makes exaggerations, blanket statements, and assumptions and then presents them as facts. (i.e. He states that Americans pay 50% in income taxes. Not many Americans are in this tax bracket, certainly not the person that would be reading this book!)
*Author doesn't understand economics, politics and law well. For instance he states that "Our staggering national d...more
Dislikes:
*Author makes exaggerations, blanket statements, and assumptions and then presents them as facts. (i.e. He states that Americans pay 50% in income taxes. Not many Americans are in this tax bracket, certainly not the person that would be reading this book!)
*Author doesn't understand economics, politics and law well. For instance he states that "Our staggering national d...more
this one and the other one by Kiyosaki (cash flow quadrant) really shook the financial cobwebs out of my head. i really like the bare-knackles definition of an asset- if it doesnt generate cashflow, it aint an asset no matter how much you paid for it. that struck my' hummer' off the assets column leaving a huge dent. a family house would also not squarely sit in this column. ok, it generates cashflow as 'rent not paid', but the value you would put for it in this column according to Kiyosaki sho...more
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is easily one of the most insightful and useful books of our generation. In an ever changing economy it is important for people to have not just academic intelligence but financial intelligence in order to be successful. This book gives so much information that many people never learned in school, college or from their parents. This book teaches smart ways to invest and ways to make your money work for you instead of having to work for your money.
This book appeals to all...more
This book appeals to all...more
This is a GREAT book! I can definitely say it changed my life and they way I look at money and finances. For example, my husband and I bought investment properties after I had him read it as well. It is very easy and interesting to read. READ IT! READ IT! READ IT!
Here is one of my favorite lines from it, approximately quoted: "I have never met a rich man who hasn't lost a lot of money, but I have met a lot of poor men who have never lost a dime." True! SO TRUE. Everytime I...more
Here is one of my favorite lines from it, approximately quoted: "I have never met a rich man who hasn't lost a lot of money, but I have met a lot of poor men who have never lost a dime." True! SO TRUE. Everytime I...more
After getting into the first few chapters of this book I found myself quite excited as I came across some information in regards to money that is put into a perspective between how wealthy people think and how middle class/poor people think. I would not expect a person to agree with everything after reading this book once or experiencing some of the things this author has experienced but it really opens up a lot of ideas in how to proceed.
The most interesting thing brought out in thi...more
The most interesting thing brought out in thi...more
หนังสือเรื่องพ่อรวยสอนลูกหรือในชื่อภาษาอังกฤษว่า Rich Dad Poor Dad ได้กลายเป็นจุดเปลี่ยนสำคัญของสำนักพิมพ์เล็กๆ แห่งหนึ่งในเมืองฟินิกส์ เมื่อหนังสือเล่มนี้ซึ่งเป็นผลงานของโรเบิร์ต คิโยซากิและชารอน แอล. เลชเตอร์ ได้ตีพิมพ์ออกมาเพียง 1,000 เล่มในปี 1997 เดิมทีผู้เขียนทั้งสองคิดว่าหนังสือที่พิมพ์ออกมาคงใช้เวลาเป็นปีๆ กว่าจะขายหมด แต่แล้วหนังสือเล่มนี้ในปัจจุบันกลับขายได้มากกว่า 6 ล้านเล่ม โดยตีพิมพ์เป็นภาษาอังกฤษและภาษาต่างๆ อีกกว่า 35 ภาษา
สิ่งที่ทำให้หนังสือเล่มนี้น่าสนใจก็คือเรื่อง...more
สิ่งที่ทำให้หนังสือเล่มนี้น่าสนใจก็คือเรื่อง...more
My father handed me this book two nights ago, and said something to the effect of "interesting read--not very informative, but not bad".
After reading 36 out of 195 pages, I've already gotten a grasp of the overall message (make your money work for you). I've also become bored with it. As a future purveyor of doctorate-level counseling/psychological services (fingers crossed, here), reading the dribble that pop-psychologists, self-made millionaires, and the like are allowe...more
After reading 36 out of 195 pages, I've already gotten a grasp of the overall message (make your money work for you). I've also become bored with it. As a future purveyor of doctorate-level counseling/psychological services (fingers crossed, here), reading the dribble that pop-psychologists, self-made millionaires, and the like are allowe...more
if you want to learn about a how to make a best seller or make a book about making money this is a model to follow. No it wont tell you about how to invest, or where to invest, or what strategies to use. What I did glean from this book was how to take something of minimal value and if marketed well can yield large returns. There is little in this book of "actual" practical use, just a few stories from the writers life, no details on how he actually used it to help him make is fortun...more
The book is about a man's life lessons from his two fathers, his rich dad and his poor dad. One father was the superintendent of schools in Hawaii while the other was merely a janitor. One constantly told his son "Son go to school, study hard, get a good education, and then get a good job with great job security." The other one became one of the richest men in Hawaii by making smart investment choices. This book is a must-read FOR EVERYONE both millionaires and not-yet-there alike by s...more
كتاب أكل عليه الدهر وشرب , يتكلم ويعتقد أن عمر القاريء 10 سنوات , إضافة إلى أن كل الأفكار الموجودة فيه صالحة قبل 15 سنة, إذا كنت تخطط لقراءته أنصحك أن تثمن وقتك وتصرفه لشيء أكثر فائدة
financial literature is an important subject for everyone and the books gives thorough insights on a subject left by most people and that's why they struggle financially. simply put, because they work for the money and not getting the money work for them.
I do recommend the book even though it could be shorten and contains blabber in some sections specially the paper version and the audio is already shortened.
I do recommend the book even though it could be shorten and contains blabber in some sections specially the paper version and the audio is already shortened.
This was a fun read. Fascinating, too. Good insights in to the differences in financial talk between his wealthy "dad" (actually his best friend's dad) and his own well educated father who never had control of his finances-- rather, his finances had control of him. Very motivational book-- got me thinking about what I have to offer, and made me believe that I have the ability to offer it. It's in the way I think about finances. Am I the type of person to say, "That's too expe...more
Sorry, but this book is a bunch of mumbo-jumbo BS.
The concepts in this book, to me, are common sense and there are no concrete applications to his ideas. Yes, the poor get poorer while the rich get richer, there's a ground-breaking idea! Yes, most people don't know how to manage their money, we know, so how about telling us how?
The majority of the book is Kiyosaki wanking it, telling us stories about his life (which I don't even think are true).
If you want to ...more
The concepts in this book, to me, are common sense and there are no concrete applications to his ideas. Yes, the poor get poorer while the rich get richer, there's a ground-breaking idea! Yes, most people don't know how to manage their money, we know, so how about telling us how?
The majority of the book is Kiyosaki wanking it, telling us stories about his life (which I don't even think are true).
If you want to ...more
I read this book on a certain weird turn when I found myself applying for an analyst’s position in a fancy strategic financial advisors company. Don’t ask how or why, but I did and they went along and that meant that I had to get as much Economy into me as possible over a very short period of time. The first thing I wanted to achieve was a proper mindset. Hence this book.
On the upside this book was intelligent enough to disturb me. On the downside at times it was so mind numbingly obtuse that I...more
On the upside this book was intelligent enough to disturb me. On the downside at times it was so mind numbingly obtuse that I...more
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“You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.”
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“In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.”
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