Customer Reviews
Proceed, but with caution - By: jol legend, 05 Jan 2009 
Like alot of wealth creation books there are two sides to the story. The author did well financially & has shared his story (further enhancing his finances of course). However there will be many who followed similar paths who didn't do so well & haven't written books. Skill & attitude played a part but also luck & circumstances would have done too.
Unfortunately I read this book at the wrong time - January 2008. I became less wealthy! But this isn't the book's fault of course. It was just unlucky timing & circumstances. But it does illustrate that such books are not a panacea & they can be quite dangerous if advice is followed naively.
Particularly I remember 3 things from the book. One was the advocation of high risk taking -true that you probably do need to take some high risks to achieve exceptional returns & many millionaires have done this many times over, but the downside is also possible & can be magnified by wreckless risk taking. Second the author surprisingly turns conventional western thinking on its head by arguing that an "owned" house is not an asset. This second argument is particularly interesting & many of the points such as the drain on income that the upkeep of a house involves are very thought provoking. Howeverin my case owning a house has certainly been an asset and, present market difficulties not withstanding, has provided me with more capital than I would have produced by any other means. Thirdly, contrary to general wisdom passed down by most "Dads" you don't necessarily have to work hard or long hours to create wealth, nor will a regular salaried job achieve wealth. Yes, this is a good point drawing on a capital owners v proletariart workers argument.
Now here's a thing...despite my personal mixed results I am still pleased I read the book. I have gained a new view of money & wealth & it has encouraged me to learn new skills & attitudes which although they have not paid off so far, I'm confident willin future. So give it a go, but take it with some salt & maybe dilute it with an alternative read such as Nassem Taleb's "Black Swan".
Finding Gold in a Book! - By: Colleen Messina, 18 Nov 2008 
Despite having a high school education & a college degree, I was never educated on the subject of money. As I leapt into adulthood I found myselfin debt 10 years later with no clue how to get out & no clue how to produce wealthin my life. A friend suggested that I read Robert T. Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad". This book has opened my eyes to the logistics of how money works & how I can make it work for me. This book has helped me to take control of my finances & now, at age 39, I am out of debt. I have a deeper understanding of money, like never before, on what I need to do to make my money work for me. Now I am clear on the difference between assets & liabilities.
It's so exciting that Robert T. Kiyosaki is sharing his wisdom of financial education. It is one subject that should be added to the educational curriculum. Another subject that was not offeredin any of my educational experiences was how to achieve & experience well being. As Robert T. Kiyosaki is sharing the gems of financial freedom with the world, authors Ariel & Shya Kane are sharing the priceless knowledge of instantaneous transformationin their books, Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: The 3 Simple Ideas That Will Instantaneously Transform Your Life, How to Create a Magical Relationship: The 3 Simple Ideas that Will Instantaneously Transform Your Love Life: The 3 Simple Ideas That Will Instantaneously Transform Your Love Life & Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment. In their writings, I have discovered the ease that is possiblein living. I didn't know much about finances & I found Robert T. Kiyosaki. I searched for enlightenment & I found the Kanes. It's a gift to find authors that can write about what works!
A Transformational Approach to Money - By: NYC Reader, 16 Nov 2008 I really enjoyed the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad". It was a new way of looking at money for me. This book narrated by Robert Kiyosaki tells the story of Robert's real father & his best friends dad. His real dad, "poor dad", worked for his money, while his "rich dad" had his money work for him.
Kiyosaki explains even a person with a lot of moneyin the bank can be poor, though they have financial wealthin the bank, they are still poor mentally as now they are afraid they are going to lose all their money.
I loved that Kiyosaki says "It's not what you make, it's what you keep" If you make $100K & spend $125k you are poor. "Rich Dad Poor Dad" teaches you to act like, be like & think like a Rich person instead of a poor person.
Another transformational book I really enjoyed was Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment by Ariel & Shya Kane. It is a book of short stories that are inspirational.
THE "RICH DAD" THINKS THAT POOR IS NOT SO CLEVER - By: Alimaa Erdenebat, 03 Nov 2008 The book offers an easy & enjoyable read. When I was reading the first couple of chapters, it kind of made me feel really excited & I was reading faster & faster as it was giving me the impression that the book was going to give me the "magic formula" to make millions & millions. Unfortunately, the book only gives an overview of the financial & behavioural difference between the rich & the poor. Although it is a very interesting read, it writes about the obvious. The obvious i.e. the difference between the rich & poor, is writtenin a way as if it is a hidden secret revealed manner & everyone reads it will be ever rich.
Obviously there will be an obvious difference between the rich & poor because one has money & another hasn't. Furthermore, there will be a behavioral & spending difference between the the rich & poor. Another thing that made me feel odd is that I got the impression that the author or "the rich dad" thinks that the poor is stupid & because they are so stupid they are poor.
Please do read this book, it is entertaining but don't expect too much. IT WON'T GIVE YOU THE MAGIC FORMULA TO MAKE MILLIONS!
Must Have Book! - By: A. ALAHDAL, 11 Oct 2008 With probably the weirdest choice of a cover & a title!! Comes an amazing read!
TO be honest with you never have i ever bothered to review anything be that a book or a movie; however this book to me deserve the effort. After i got over the choice of cover & title, choosing not to judge the book by that, i started reading from page one, little did i know i will finish it within days!! No bus journey or train journey went by without this book. The style, emotion & moments captured so elegantlyin the book; that no matter how knowledgeable you are- you WILL learn something different.
Rich dad, poor dad - never failed to force me going into a thinking frenzy & review my life & direction as well as agreeing to Every point made. Made me look at finance & my dreamsin a different light. Further to it encourage the made theme of the book: Financial IQ!!!
Truly is a life changing book.
