With all of the hype surrounding Robert T. Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, I fully expected a life changing read that would open new horizons and unlock the mysteries of the wealthy. What I got was a nice little parable with very little actual advice and a whole lot of pep talk. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting people fired up about making money, it won’t do them much good if they can’t put the advice into action right away.
My main complaint with this book is that the techniques mentioned in it are really only useful for those who are in their early 20’s and willing to go the long haul when it comes to making money. I think the majority of readers are those who are already established and need to find a way to get more money for retirement or as a way to break free from their dreary jobs. Most of the focus appears to be on ways to make money that are already well known.
We all know that taking money and putting it into high interest bearing accounts will pay off eventually. We all know that the wealthy usually have many assets. What we don’t know is how they get them, how they keep them and how they keep their money rolling in. You don’t play high stakes poker with interest. You have got to be willing to get out there and put your money on the table and take that chance at winning the pot.
While this book is a great resource for teenagers and those just starting out in life, I really can’t recommend it to those who are looking for a path on the way to becoming wealthy. It’s already pretty much an accepted fact that watching your money and living frugally is a good way to save and amass wealth. But how you do get that wealth in the first place?
In order to get money, you’ve got to have money. For most of us, who don’t have a rich dad, that either means waiting for 20 years to have a savings account that we can actually work with, or it means taking that chance and leveraging debt in a smart way. This book was very anti-debt, which is a good thing for some people, especially if they are caught up in bad debt. However, it did not address good debt appropriately enough and the benefits that it can bring if managed correctly.
Most of the rich got that way by leveraging their debt when they first started out. It’s one thing to be born wealthy, but somewhere along the line in that family, somebody had to take that risk that would eventually pay off to secure the futures of their descendants. Leveraging debt to make money is the oldest method of finding financial freedom. I wish the book had gone into more detail on this premise instead of focusing on what most people already know.
Originally posted 2008-11-13 16:14:19. Republished by Old Post Promoter
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