Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter (2000, Abridged, Audio Cassette)

I like audio books. Simply because it allows you to take in quality information in an abridged(shortened, Reader's Digest version) of a book. Most books have a lot of filler in them to make them more economical to print,sell,market ETC. Audio books permit receiving info in a different learning style, listening as opposed to reading.
Author is 100% on the mark to teach people to get off of the spending rat race. It is killing NOrth Americans citizens the amount of credit card debt which prevents them from putting money to better use in some sort of investment. Bottom line. Wealth is created by what you KEEP, NOT what you SPEND.
The last place I would want to be is stuck in a big corporation after a downsizing or layoff. You need to have an alternate place to go when the corporate job disappears. They dont want you around after 20 years because you are too expensive anyway. Look after yourself. Pay yourself first. Invest in assets that produce income and appreciate. Not in luxuries that quickly loose their value.
As a Canadian watching the US elections I disagree with your current health care system. It's nuts! It cost your economy over 11% of GDP ( Canada's 9% GDP)and leaves millions of your citizens without any coverage, and HMO's cut citizens off to save money when you need them most. The Doctor should decide not a bean counter what procedures or medicine is required. This is one major point that I disagree with the author on as well as Glenn Beck! Although our health care system needs help and could be managed better. Hey there is always room for improvement anytime. Our 'socialist' health care system gets the job done were the US health care industry does not have the courage to insure people and then harrass their customers out of procedures the medically need.

Every other industrialized Western Nation has a program of this type. Time for Americans, I say this with respect and friendship to get with the program and protect your greatest resource which is the body and minds of ALL of your citizens.

Cheers

You will look at life from a different perspective after reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad". This book has been around for a long time and I've always wanted to read it. I finally broke down and purchased the audio Book on Tape for my long commute to work. It was amazing. I have listened 3-4 times already and I've encouraged my husband to read it.
The author transforms your way of looking at life and making money. I especially recommend a young person or young couple reading this. It can help you avoid a lot of the debt traps and credit games that we can easily get into. I now look at my job as "only a stepping stone" to owning my OWN business. My husband is planning to start a Corporation. We are constantly evaluating every purchase as either an Asset or a Liability. A MUST READ!

Before reading this book, I had no answer to the question why the children of rich parents are rich and the descendants of poor people are poor, and why poverty is eternal while broke is temporary. I didn't know why rich persons quickly recover from bankruptcy while poor people even winning millions in a lottery sooner or later revert to the poverty again.

This is the first book I ever read that clearly and briefly provides the response to the question. What differs rich from poor is not how they earn their money but how do they spend their money. Rich people spend all the money on money-generating assets, and the rest is kept for luxury like big houses or nice cars. Luxury is merely a reward for a high cash flow from the assets. Not enough money comes from the assets - no luxurious toys. Poor is the opposite - they buy liabilities like a big house and a powerful car which besides mortgage and credit payments require a big sum of money to upkeep them. Thus the poor class is always in debt and is deprived of money required to purchase the sources of income.

The most of the case vignettes of the book are fiction, and the author warns not to follow them literally but to use them as a source of inspiration and imagination and always use your own brain and your own judgment. Do not treat this book as the author's biography, as it may have seemed so. When I read a chapter about the childhood of mr. Kiyosaki and his next-door playmate, Mike, I've found so much interest, stimulation, liveliness and variety in this section that I've instantly realized that it is a literary work of imagination.

Because of the author's excessive mixture of real names and thought out cases, some people may conclude that mr. Kiyosaki is trying to trick or deceive them (e.g. "John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad"). Please do not think this way about "Rich Dad Poor Dad", just treat it as a solid non-fiction framework with fiction illustrations.

I will never think of my finances the same again! Unlike other similar books Rich Dad Poor Dad is very practical and easy listening. The examples are simple and gives you a real opportunity to look at yourself and get to understand your own financial mindset and to make positive changes to the way you think about money. This book is a great introduction to financial education and a must have for anyone who wants to make a change to their financial world. If you give it a chance you will not be disappointed it will leave you looking for the follow-up...which i have just bought!

Because of this book , it is the inspiration to boost my morale in order to make a decision to pursue my dream in the US.
First, I desire to achieve my advanced study. I strongly aspire to study for Master`s degree in one of the prestigious American university. Moreover, that would be a valuable opportunity in order to get a spectacular career in the future after I graduate. Not only is it the big chance during the cheap exchange rate between dollar and baht nowadays because of the economic crisis , but also I would have the great opportunity to study the new intellectual software while others have been put out of work in the US.
Second, it is my zenith goal becoming a millionaire in the US. According to an expertise in my own field, Engineering, this will help me gain millions of dollars by using English. Not only is the US. considered as the wealthiest country ,but it is the opened society that as well. Furthermore, learning how to communicate with native people will help me construct new connections. I desire to attain my highest goal at that country.
Because of the wealthiest country in the world, After I graduate in the US. ,I strongly believe that education serves as the ticket to social mobility to boost up from my poor life. Third , it is my passionate desire to marry female American. In my entire life , I have never seen the watery eyes like the female American. They look extremely sparkling and glittering that can make my heart to be melt down at any time. Even if, I am such a stupid man that has nothing to attract her attention, I truly believe that perseverance and love can win everything in this small world. Since ,the US. is an enormous country having hundreds of American females , I can have much more chances to courtship those females than other countries.
In summary , these are the three main reasons that I desire to go aboard to the US. Although , it is very hard to accomplish all the tree reasons , I will strive to exploit my ambitious energy in order to reach those goals.