If I had to pick one book that truly affected me and people around me in real life, it would probably be Rich Dad Poor Dad y Robert Kiyosaki.

I was already majoring in business when I read that book, however after a quick glimpse at the world offered by Kiyosaki, I decided on Finance as a minor. My goal wasn’t to work in a bank or an investment firm, my goal was simply to gain personal financial knowledge, a way to help me think like Rich Dad. What I soon realized though, was that schools don’t teach personal financial knowledge; all I got were formulas to calculate and sectors to memorize. I was looking for the Rich Dad and only got more Poor Dads.

I’ll explain.

Kiyosaki’s real dad was a teacher who, although loved his family very much, was never able to get them out of crushing debt. His solution was always; work harder and save more.

His best friend’s father though had a different approach; work smarter and invest more.
Throughout the years, Kiyosaki went to the latter (his Rich Dad) for financial knowledge and advice, he was employed by him since a very young age, learning how to best use hard-earned money to his advantage and turning it into extra easy-earned money – I use the term “easy” loosely here, a better term would be, smartly-earned money. He learned how to get out from under the ideology of working hard for money and instead having his money work hard for him, how to use good debt to his advantage and how to focus on cash flow.

In Rich Dad Poor Dad, Kiyosaki shares with the readers his journey from living in a poor house crushed by debt to getting to co-write a financial book with Donald Trump and becoming one of the richest men in the Fortune 500. He challenges conventional beliefs about money, introduces controversial ideologies about assets and liabilities and breaks the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich.

The book is an eye-opener and I truly believe if schools would teach it, we could reshape the way future Mothers and Fathers think about money.

Enjoy and always bring a book home. x