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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024 EAN: 9780446677455 ISBN: 0446677450 Label: Business Plus Manufacturer: Business Plus Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 207 Publication Date: April 01, 2000 Publisher: Business Plus Studio: Business Plus Sales Rank: 132
Product Description: 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. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, 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. --Howard Rothman
Amazon.com: 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. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, 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. --Howard Rothman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Complete and utter drivel selling hope, NOT wisdom!
Ok, let's skip the fact that by Kiyosaki's own admission, both dads were to a great extent fabricated.
Let's skip the fact that many of the experiences in this book were either embellished ... Read More
Rating: - Great book
This book was a real eye opener. I knew allot of the advice but hadn't thought of it in the way the author told us. Great helpful book.
Rating: - Amazing Book, Period.
What ppl don't understand is that you're never supposed to actually take things you read in books like this literally. If he says a certain investment is smart, or he made money a certain way, do your research ... Read More
Rating: - If only things were that easy...
Kiyosaki's book does have some strengths, but also sends some mixed signals and has a lot of plain bad advice. Overall, the book is a bad choice.
The good:
- The story is interesting enough and ... Read More
Rating: - Simplistic, original and a great value
I've read countless books on personal finance and creating wealth, but I must say Kiyosaki's is one of the better ones. Most finance books are pure finance and potential suggestions. They miss what precludes any great ... Read More
- Complete and utter drivel selling hope, NOT wisdom!
- Amazing Book, Period.