Rich Dad poor Dad- by Robert T Kiyosaki

Quoted by the author: "The main reason why people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money, but never learn to have money work for them..." I like this quote very much because it reflects what most of the world think. According to the author, parents usually tell their kids to go to school and get a good job, But it is NOT ENOUGH! I've learned that to be rich and successful you have to acquire something call financial literacy. (don't worry, the book is going to tell you what it is)

The author uses his life experience as a young boy to teach people about money. This represents his creativeness in his field as well as innovativeness. It helps because it doesn't bore you to death like most financial books do. The story starts with his best friend Mike's dad, whom he calls his rich dad and his real dad who he calls his poor dad. One day he went to ask rich dad to teach Mike and him about money, but instead his rich dad told him to work for him for 10 cents an hour! Less then a month went by, and the author was furious. He went and demanded a raise. His rich dad just chuckled. Then he told him the most important lesson in Robert's life. "THE POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS WORK FOR MONEY, THE RICH HAVE MONEY WORK FOR THEM" And so begins Robert's life long journey on the path to financial freedom...

This is one statement that has really enlighten me. It teaches us that if we work for money, then you would certainly take a longer time earning . But if you work to learn then you would find that money comes easily. For example: Mary is a teenager who works in Macdonald who pays her RM5 per hour to serve people. If Mary sets her mindset that she "works to earn" then she will only go home with RM20 (she works 4 hours) and nothing else. BUT if she were to have the mindset of "work to learn" Then a hundred possibilities open up to her. When she works, she pays attention to the personalities of people who eat over there. From there she unconsciously hone her communication skills and she even gets a free survey of what people like or what people don't like. Furthermore, she even studies how and what makes Macdonald so famous. By the end of her workday, she goes home not only with a RM20 pay, but also a wealth of knowledge. Similarly I hone my writing and marketing skills through Squidoo. I work to learn and not to earn and from there money just flow in.

Well I would like to elaborate further on the book but that would be copy writing. This is just the tip of the iceberg! There are lots more to discover in this book! I really recommend this book to fellow teenagers and adults out there who either like me is a first timer at finance or an adult who just want to earn extra cash. This book really is a life-changing experience for me as well as my family, even my brother who is 12 years old showed interest in that book!

In the ten part video below Robert will explain a few Rich Dad philosophies that will enlighten you on your pursue of financial freedom