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Originally Posted by ethereal  I used to give Think and Grow Rich to my friends as the one book you need to become rich, but didn't work out well. Now I am thinking of starting with RDPD instead. |
I think the problem lies not in
Think and Grow Rich, nor in
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, but in the concept of "one book you need to become rich."
I would agree 100% with anyone who says that
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is not the only book you need to turn your financial life around and get out of the rat race. But that's also true of
Think and Grow Rich and
Richest Man in Babylon, both of which I think are better than RDPD. But I never would have read those two, nor
Personal Finance For Dummies,
How to Create Multiple Streams of Income Buying Nice Homes in Nice Areas For No Money Down,
Are you DUMB enough to be RICH?,
Raving Fans,
The Power of Focus,
Can I Have 5 Minutes of Your Time?,
The E-Myth, or
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor if
Rich Dad, Poor Dad hadn't convinced me that it was possible... maybe not likely... maybe not easy... maybe not actually true... but
possible that I could actually live my life without working 9-5, 5 days a week, giving away 100,000 hours of my life. It seemed reasonable, although Kiyosaki is not such a convincing writer that I was willing to believe it right off the bat. But the idea had enough validity that I was willing to research it further.
And
that was the huge benefit that Kiyosaki gave to me. I was told for the first 18 years of my life that I would grow up and get a job. I learned quickly that all jobs suck, but nobody told me that there was an alternative. Kiyosaki, for all his numerous faults, was the first person to tell me that I had a choice.