Friday, March 2, 2007

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Well, I am that kind of people that like to read books. They can be motivation or healthy books. As long as they are beneficial and entertaining, I don't mind to take some time and read up on it. But, among all the books that I have read, the one that impressed me the most ,

I will say "Rich Dad, Poor Dad".

It really woke me up by that time, about two years ago when I started to work for my uncle. I was an undergraduate and part-timer in engineering field. He recommended the little kid(me),who was still very young at that time to read it, saying that "you will be matured at least few years compared to now after you have finished digesting this book". And as most people will do, I just followed what he said. And thanks to him, I have learnt a very good lesson in life that I dare to say no school text books can deliver such kind of messages(at least the text books for time being in my country). The big and most crucial idea that it brought to me was

"how to be a FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE person".

Actually, this book is about a true tale of two dads - one a highly educated professor, the other, an eighth grade dropout. Educated dad left his family with nothing, except maybe some unpaid bills. The dropout later became one of Hawaii’s richest men and left his son an empire. One dad would say, “I can’t afford it” while the other, asked, “How can I afford it?”Rich dad teaches two boys priceless lessons on money, by making them learn through experience. The most important lesson of all is How to Use Your Mind and Time to create personal wealth. Free yourself from the proverbial “rat race”. Learn to spot opportunities, create solutions and “mind your own business”. Learn to make money work for you, and not be its slave.