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jocylynn's review against another edition
1.0
My father handed me this book two nights ago, and said something to the effect of "interesting read--not very informative, but not bad".
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 with it. As a future purveyor of doctorate-level counseling/psychological services (fingers crossed, here), reading the dribble that pop-psychologists, self-made millionaires, and the like are allowed to put into print nauseates me. I will admit freely that self-help books can be and are a legitimate help to many people. But the fact that Kiyosaki continues to make so much money off of a book full of relatively obvious "revelations" is off-putting to say the least.
This book will sit on my bedside table a few more days for the sake of my father's dignity. But I'll be damned if I spend another spare moment reading it.
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 with it. As a future purveyor of doctorate-level counseling/psychological services (fingers crossed, here), reading the dribble that pop-psychologists, self-made millionaires, and the like are allowed to put into print nauseates me. I will admit freely that self-help books can be and are a legitimate help to many people. But the fact that Kiyosaki continues to make so much money off of a book full of relatively obvious "revelations" is off-putting to say the least.
This book will sit on my bedside table a few more days for the sake of my father's dignity. But I'll be damned if I spend another spare moment reading it.
momothereader's review against another edition
3.0
The good:
- An insight into the genuine philosophies and business strategies of the rich.
- Some first steps into expanding your asset column, mostly involving real estate or starting your own corporation.
- Some sound advice. For instance, pay your brokers and financial mentors well, as they are an educational investment as well as a service provider. He also emphasized investing in your education above all else. That making smart financial decisions is about leveraging intellect in several areas.
The bad:
- This book has an an unabashed point of view that the poor are poor because they are "afraid" and that the rich are rich because they are "bold." I mean, come on.
- An insight into the genuine philosophies and business strategies of the rich.
- Some first steps into expanding your asset column, mostly involving real estate or starting your own corporation.
- Some sound advice. For instance, pay your brokers and financial mentors well, as they are an educational investment as well as a service provider. He also emphasized investing in your education above all else. That making smart financial decisions is about leveraging intellect in several areas.
The bad:
- This book has an an unabashed point of view that the poor are poor because they are "afraid" and that the rich are rich because they are "bold." I mean, come on.
hellabellaofficial's review against another edition
3.0
The lessons are good, but I really think this book could be condensed to 30-40 pages. The mindset is what you really need to grasp from this. Poor people think and plan differently and they look at money from a different perspective. Sadly the writing in this book isn’t great and parts of it read like an infomercial. I got it for $1 from the thrift store. I probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. There are more modern books with less marketing sprinkled throughout them.
persypie's review against another edition
4.0
A very insightful look into beginner’s financing. As someone who is very unaware of the money and accounting market I really enjoyed this book. It gave me some great pearls of wisdom to start with and inspired me to do some independent research.
Couldn’t put it down, finished it in one night. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants a baby step into financial literacy.
Couldn’t put it down, finished it in one night. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants a baby step into financial literacy.
aa2q7's review against another edition
2.0
This book started off interesting, if not a little bit cheesy, but didn't add very much as it went along. It had been sitting on my parent's bookshelf for nearly forever, though, and I've heard it mentioned quite a bit before. I liked Robert Kiyosaki's idea of opening your ideas to way to make money and his discussion of liabilities disguised as "assets."
However, Kiyosaki's writing style undermines the purpose of his book (why he wrote this with an accountant and not an editor is still confusing). He advises increasing your financial understanding but says to do so by reading more books and studying the subject. Sound advice, but not worth reading this book to learn.
Kiyosaki's examples of buying and selling houses are too simple and far from comprehensive. I wouldn't be sure how to repeat his examples because he doesn't offer enough detail.
This book was a quick read, but you could probably find something more relevant and well-written today. Kiyosaki's book is dated, and every time he referred to his "rich dad" and his "poor dad," I cringed. I'm not sure I'd want to only be known by my financial wealth or lack thereof.
However, Kiyosaki's writing style undermines the purpose of his book (why he wrote this with an accountant and not an editor is still confusing). He advises increasing your financial understanding but says to do so by reading more books and studying the subject. Sound advice, but not worth reading this book to learn.
Kiyosaki's examples of buying and selling houses are too simple and far from comprehensive. I wouldn't be sure how to repeat his examples because he doesn't offer enough detail.
This book was a quick read, but you could probably find something more relevant and well-written today. Kiyosaki's book is dated, and every time he referred to his "rich dad" and his "poor dad," I cringed. I'm not sure I'd want to only be known by my financial wealth or lack thereof.
udi08s's review against another edition
4.0
This book just opened my eyes about my financial situation. Robert is that best teacher who you will always turn up to whenever you are confused. My money situation was just like how he describes as a middle-class mentality. I would love to implement what he has explained in the book to build the asset column and let the money work for me rather than me working for money. Thanks for enlighting me, Robert.
-Uday Seshadri
-Uday Seshadri
thiyari_rohitkumar's review against another edition
5.0
Everyone must read this book to learn how money works.