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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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Well I just finished reading this book by Robert T. Kiyosaki. The book's title Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I really gained absolutely nothing besides the fact he doesn't really like educational people and he makes it seem like getting rich is "easy". The whole book just talks about surface things but doesn't really give any details on anything.

I just want to know if any fellow s2ki members read the book and what are you guys/gals thought on this book? If there are any REAL books out there, that can educate me on real estate, and stock that you guys/gals would reccommended.

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-Alan

Edited for error in gammar.
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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i read the book. I agree. no dethp. Very repetative.
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 06:07 PM
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I guess the lesson is that you can make money writing books like that.
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by regretless,Jan 17 2005, 10:07 PM
I guess the lesson is that you can make money writing books like that.
Haha... tru

-Alan
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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My dad got me that book, did not bother reading through the entire book....

I recommend the best book out there....The Bible...
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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that book is trash. dont even bother reading it.

check out this place.

http://www.johntreed.com/rateseminars.html
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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stupid book
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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agreed, i was a kiyosaki nut hugger for a while, he makes sense in a lot of the things he says, but oversimplifies it. in the real world, a lot of factors come into play that cannot be predicted.
john t reed does a very good job of debunking him, and i thank him for showing me the light on kiyosaki.
whereas it is true that it is better to become wealthy by being a business owner, u can still be fairly well off by climbing the corporate ladder, u just have to jumo thru more hoops. i recommend own business, as i am a business owner myself.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by blacks2k,Jan 18 2005, 01:21 AM
i was a kiyosaki nut hugger for a while
Oh something souds so wrong about this
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 01:39 AM
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There is more to life than making money - wake up folks.
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