About this title: Personal finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective from two very different influences - his two fathers. One father (Robert's real father) was a highly educated man but fiscally poor. The other father was the father of Robert's best friend - that Dad was an eighth-grade drop-out who became a self-made multi-millionaire. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his 'poor dad' pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his 'rich dad'. Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47. RICH DAD, POOR DAD, written with ...
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Warner Books Inc
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780446611091ISBN:0446611093
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780751532807ISBN:0751532800
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 320 pages. (320 pages) subtitled 'rich dad's guide to financial freedom', this book is about choosing new options, new directions and a new financial future. illustrations edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780751532715ISBN:0751532711
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 224 pages. (224 pages) the multi million copy bestselling personal finance book that teaches people how to become masters of their money and sustain wealth for themselves and their families. over 7 million copies sold worldwide. illustrations edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Time Warner, London
Date Published: 03/01/2002
ISBN-13:9780751532715ISBN:0751532711
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Time Warner, London
Date Published: 03/01/2002
ISBN-13:9780751532715ISBN:0751532711
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sphere
Date Published: 2002-01-03
ISBN-13:9780751532715ISBN:0751532711
Description: Very Good. Pages clean and unmarked. Light shelf wear. Great book for a reasonable and competitive price. Buy risk free and enjoy. I will ship promptly in a bubble wrap mailer. read more
"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 examples in his financial success which is essential for writing a book in this genre but he was just being pretentious and inflated.
It was a line in chapter six that made me halt and decide to put down the book for good. It was an example of how his friend bought a rundown house. Kiyosaki writes "It was spooky to look at." What? did this supposedly financially intelligent man just say, "It was spooky to look at"? He did. He's not worth my time.
I checked out this book at the library. If I would have bought this book I would have made him $16.95 richer and me $16.95 poorer. He does know how to invent money by creating a need. The need is for people to buy his books and products.
Kiyosaki's lectures and advice may appeal to some but I felt like I was being swindled. I won't finish this book and will read financial advice from people who are intelligently wealthy, more humbled and less pompous."
"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 debt is due in large part to highly educated politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money" ( p. 14). I do not believe that our politicians lack education or training on money. I believe it is because our politicians lust after greed and power and are not willing to live within a budget. In regards to spending they are only thinking of the present, not the future.
*The book is poorly written and edited (I should be careful when I make a critcism like this, it's not like I have written any books.)
Likes:
*The author says that the most important thing to invest in is your own financial literacy. He says that we should always be looking to learn something new because things are always changing. You have to stay educated so you can recognize an new opportunity.
*I like how the author challenges the "conveyor belt" ideas regarding money, spending, employment (For instance, he challenges the idea of only relying on an employer. He encourages the reader to take matters into their own hands and make money work for you instead of working for money) , investing and wealth.
*He never claims to have the answers he just sends you out to find them for yourself. Although he presents "examples".
*I like how the author encourages the reader to be generous with his/her money. He encourages us to give to charities and to people with less.
*I like how the author is a capitalist. He believes in the American dream. He challenges the socialist ideas and entitlement mood of the country. I understood a main theme to be get out there and help yourself instead of relying upon government and society.
*I like how the author discourages consumer debt. He discourages any spending that is trying to "keep up with the Jones". He discourages buying luxuries on credit. He doesn't say that luxuries are bad, just wait until you can save up and afford them.
I have heard many opinions of this book. They seem to be love or hate. I like the book. Overall I found it inspiring and encouraging. The book has made me want to be more proactive in managing and investing in my own finances instead of relying on and waiting for my husband to get the next raise."
"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 should not be the market value!
did you notice the clever definition of wealth: take your liquid (current) assets (things like cash in bank, shares, payables) and divide by average monthly expenditure. that is your wealth in months. in other words, how long would you maintain your current lifestyle without extra income. it is startling! closely related is the definition of financial freedom - take your non-employment income (from business, dividends, interest etc) and minus monthly expenditure. mine is a huge negative! damn!
got a lot to say about these two books, but i dont want to crash facebook.
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