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What do people think of Rich Dad, Poor Dad? I know of people who swear by it but when I read it I hated it. I also hated Who Moved My Cheese?, so maybe I just don't like this kind of book.

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his books are pointless. they keep repeating the same thing over and over. i guess that is their motive, to smash it into your head that you can change, but overall its useless imho.

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What do people think of Rich Dad, Poor Dad? I know of people who swear by it but when I read it I hated it. I also hated Who Moved My Cheese?, so maybe I just don't like this kind of book.

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RDPD is good in a sense that you won't be grinding in life if you find an asset [or positive cash flow vehicle] to grind for you.

Besides that, the material is not fundamentally sound. I haven't read other works by him but the image of him smiling under the subject "Rich Me Poor You" series tilt the hell out me.

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What do people think of Rich Dad, Poor Dad? I know of people who swear by it but when I read it I hated it. I also hated Who Moved My Cheese?, so maybe I just don't like this kind of book.

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his books are pointless. they keep repeating the same thing over and over. i guess that is their motive, to smash it into your head that you can change, but overall its useless imho.

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It is very ignorant to say his books are useless when the fundamentals that the book teaches is completely missed by 90% of the world population.


I think a few billion more people need to read his books.

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Sounds perfect for Think and Grow Rich

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what kind of motivation does he need? friends, money, girls, work-related....

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He's currently grinding at a regular job that pays him well (about 85k/year) but we're 23 years old so naturally, I want us to be dangerous.

We have plans on how to be rich [and subsequently, all the moneys, blings, and hoes will follow]. But I feel he doesn't have that sense of urgency to succeed even though he understands valuable time is slowly slipping away. One's window of opportunity can only be open for so long.

Basically, I want to create a burning desire inside of him so we can get going.

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You are better off going off and accomplishing those things you want with someone else or alone.


There is almost no point trying to carry around a heavy weight that will just drag you down years later.


IMO, you are wasting your time on your friend.

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What do people think of Rich Dad, Poor Dad? I know of people who swear by it but when I read it I hated it. I also hated Who Moved My Cheese?, so maybe I just don't like this kind of book.

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his books are pointless. they keep repeating the same thing over and over. i guess that is their motive, to smash it into your head that you can change, but overall its useless imho.

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John Reed has a thorough critique of Rich Dad Poor Dad. He basically uncovers the author as a complete fraud. It's a long read, but addicting: web page

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What do people think of Rich Dad, Poor Dad? I know of people who swear by it but when I read it I hated it. I also hated Who Moved My Cheese?, so maybe I just don't like this kind of book.

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his books are pointless. they keep repeating the same thing over and over. i guess that is their motive, to smash it into your head that you can change, but overall its useless imho.

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John Reed has a thorough critique of Rich Dad Poor Dad. He basically uncovers the author as a complete fraud. It's a long read, but addicting: web page

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I agree with most of the critique on the site you mentioned, but if you do not know he is a fraud it is a good motivational book, that also teaches about assets.

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John T Reed is pathetic.


Puts authors down meanwhile shamelessly promoting his products in the same page.

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John T Reed is pathetic.


Puts authors down meanwhile shamelessly promoting his products in the same page.

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You are Robert T. Kiyosaki and I claim my $5.

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This isn't really a "motivational" book ...

Read "Mastery" by George Leonard. It's about seeing and staying on a path towards mastery in any endeavor - mostly sports, but anything would apply.

I've read this book maybe ten times.

Amazon link.