Rich Dad Poor Dad
OVER 5 YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LIST!
- October 2005 -
The New York Times #1 Bestseller is changing how the world views
money by shifting your context to that of a rich person.
If you are like many - dependent on your paychecks to cover your monthly
expenses - then you don't think like the rich.
The rich don't accumulate cash. They accumulate assets that generate cash
flow for them.
In reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, you'll better understand the power
that thinking can have on your life. If you are looking for financial freedom,
then Rich Dad Poor Dad is a great place to start your learning
process.
Editorial Reviews
From 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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Reissuing a self-published best seller.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to
an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
Attitude towards risk determines acquisition of wealth, according to Kiyosaki,
a financial lecturer and millionaire. Fear of risk keeps you in the house-and-bills
"rat trap," unable to escape. Short fore- and afterwords by the Hawaiian-born
Kiyosaki frame a serviceable reading by British actor Hoye. Sounding American,
Hoye makes little attempt to add zip to this economics discourse. Reading
from a script, his narration is unmemorable, but it successfully conveys
the intended monetary advice. The random musical bridges do not correspond
to sections or chapters. A.G.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine--
Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the
Audio edition.
--Zig Ziglar, world-renowned author and lecturer
"To get over the top financially, you must read RICH DAD, POOR DAD. It's
common sense and market savvy for your financial future."
--Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the #1 Chicken Soup for the
Soul series
"If you want all insider wisdom on how to personally get and STAY rich,
read this book! Bribe your kids (financially, if you have to) to do the
same."
Book Description
Rich Dad, Poor Dad chronicles the story of the authors two dads, his own
father, who was the superintendent of education in Hawaii and who ended
up dying penniless and his best friends father who dropped out of school
at age 13 and went on to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. Kiyosaki
uses the story of these two men and their varying financial strategies to
illustrate the need for a new financial paradigm in order to achieve financial
success in the new millennium.
About the Author
"Born and raised in Hawaii, Robert T. Kiyosaki co-founded an international
education company that operated in seven countries, teaching business to
tens of thousands of graduates. Now retired, Robert does what he enjoys
most...investing. Concerned about the growing gap between the haves and
have nots, Robert created the board game CASHFLOW, which teaches the game
of money, here before only known by the rich.
- Sharon L. Lechter is a wife and mother of three, CPA, consultant to
the toy and publishing industries and business owner. As co-oauthor of RICH
DAD, POOR DAD and THE CASHFLOW QUADRANT, she now focuses her efforts in
helping to create educational tools for anyone interested in bettering their
own financial education."
