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  • Book Review – Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Book Review – Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Author : Robert Kiyosaki
    Genre : Self-help, Personal finance, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Economics
    Publisher : Plata Publishing


    Book’s Epigram & My Critique:If you are
    seeking any advice, in Finance, Investment, Sensex, Entrepreneurship or any related
    topic, then the answer is, read the book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ written by Robert T. Kiyosaki. All you need to do
    is read this from beginning till end. The author has shared his experience and
    valuable outcomes through nine chapters. The author has not addressed any core
    finance topic but given examples and experiences from his life to help us
    better understanding the subject. Author has introduced two father figure
    persons in this book, one is his own father whom he addressed as Poor Dad, a
    very talented and educated person who is busy with his job and every month
    focuses on his bills and expenses that he has to make. On the other hand one of
    author’s friend’s father whom he has addressed as his second Rich Dad, has a
    very different opinion and understanding about all this. How middle class
    people think about money and don’t differentiate between asset and liabilities
    while spending money is discussed well in the book. There is no hard and core
    tips that author talks about but shares his experience and sets you free to
    take your own decisions based on the situation you may encounter in your life.
    The author
    defines wealth very nicely that most of us are not aware of. How can we turn
    the odd environment in our favor by investing on time, importance of becoming
    aware of our surroundings when we make any investment decisions, are well
    defined. With this the author has also focused on the learning and growing of our
    intellectual skills by reading books, attending seminars, meeting successful
    people, sharing own experience and knowledge with others etc.. There are so
    many example author has mentioned throughout the book, for example one should
    focus on various fields in the life rather than mastering in one, so that you
    have an understanding what’s going on in your surroundings whenever you get a
    chance to interact with. It doesn’t mean that you should master every field but
    have sufficient knowledge to deal with, if any situation arises.
    This is first
    time I purchased any finance book for reading purpose and my experience was
    awesome. Through this book, Robert T. Kiyosaki, gives lots of learning to the
    beginners and illustrates multiple examples meritoriously. This book is a must
    read for those who are not satisfied with their conservative financial methods
    and want to be rich and wealthy in their life. By reading this book, they can understand
    the hurdles that are stopping them to achieve their wealthy destiny and fill themselves
    with the positivity. Finally I would like to mention few of my favorite quotes
    from the book –
    “A
    person can be highly educated, professionally successful, and financially
    illiterate”.
    “Financial
    Struggle is often the result of people working all their lives for someone else”.
    “Job
    is an acronym for “Just Over Broke”.

    “For
    most people, the reason they don’t win financially is because the pain of
    losing money is far greater than the joy of being rich”.
    Rating : 4.5/5

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