false 69571 41 Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: his own highly educated but fiscally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his "poor dad" (whose weekly paychecks, while respectable, were never quite sufficient to meet family needs) pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his "rich dad" (that "the poor and the middle class work for money," but "the rich have money work for them"). Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47. <I>Rich Dad, Poor Dad</I>, written with consultant and CPA Sharon L. Lechter, lays out his the philosophy behind his relationship with money. Although Kiyosaki can take a frustratingly long time to make his points, his book nonetheless compellingly advocates for the type of "financial literacy" that's never taught in schools. Based on the principle that income-generating assets always provide healthier bottom-line results than even the best of traditional jobs, it explains how those assets might be acquired so that the jobs can eventually be shed. <I>--Howard Rothman</I> 3366043 1997 Rich Dad, Poor Dad total:6751|5:1607|4:2082|3:2000|2:766|1:296| 6751 24191 8828 1229 1 18 true false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Aug 11 17:40:06 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 17:44:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 11 false false Sat May 26 22:39:52 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 17:58:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 6 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Feb 11 14:24:56 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 14:24:56 -0800 2008
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...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 26 19:44:49 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 25 15:16:08 -0800 2008 3 more...]]> 3 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 15:37:28 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 09:55:19 -0700 2007 "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?"

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*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 br...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue May 27 06:56:47 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 09 04:28:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 17:58:36 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 06:37:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 09 21:04:19 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:51:50 -0700 2008
Here is one of my favor...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 20:15:27 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 15:49:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Oct 03 23:44:50 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 23:44:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 10:14:05 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 07:37:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jan 30 12:33:28 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 11:02:18 -0800 2008
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 ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 30 09:16:22 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 09:21:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 01:13:16 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 01:13:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Oct 09 08:00:31 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 08:11:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Aug 06 11:53:24 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 12:46:11 -0700 2007 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, ther...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=870950