Posted on 08/08/2006 7:11:51 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
IMO, Kiyosaki is full of crap and the only reason he has any money is from selling his get rich quick books. His books' "advice" is exceedingly poor and could land someone in jail.
I partially agree with you on his book. The book was a lot of windup with very little pitch. But in this article he's dead on. The vast majority of rich people have worked harder and made better choices than the vast majority of poor people. Irrefutable.
I agree, but luck, timing, etc., and desire also play a part. If Bill Gates started an insurance agency, I'm sure he'd be a pretty successful guy, but he wouldn't be, you know, Bill Gates.
There are people with a strong work ethic, but no salesmanship ability. There are people who choose careers they love but offer little in the way of substantial financial reward.
Are there lots of poor people who are just fundamentally lazy? Sure. Do I think Kiyosaki is a big flat flaming arrogant a--hole? You betcha.
P.S. I'm a navy vet too! :)
P.P.S. I'm also a USMMA grad and when they hosted Kiyosaki I called the school w/ concerns about where this guy made his money and caliber of advice that he was offering. The response I got was, "Well, he's rich!". My reply was, "So he says.". The fact that he might be lying will just never enter some folks' heads.
as for this Mr. Kiyosaki....if you have read "rich man" you will know what I mean.....he is an elitist who belittles people that actually do the work...he derides them and is very hateful of them as if they are lesser human beings....
not all of us have the ego to wiggle wangle financial deals and never lose a night of sleep over our operations.....not all of us think that money is the end all of everything.....
define "work harder" because often, the best paying jobs are the ones where you work LESS...while the hardest work is left to others....
"better choices" I'll grant you....
You sound just like the author of this article. You have lumped all Americans into the same category and you look down your nose at people who aren't as "hardworking" as you and then go on to bash conservatives.
"It is also true that lazy people dont get rich, so I dont know what all the fuss is about"
From the tone of the article it seems to me as if he is saying "if you're not rich it's because you're lazy."
Also, I know several rich, lazy people so there goes the whole argument.
The very best paying jobs are generally those where you work for yourself. I come from an extended family of self-employed people who have all worked like dogs to get where they are. We are all now very well-off and continue to work very, very hard, very, very smart and very, very long hours to keep what we have.
All of us, without exception, got an education and job skills first, then married, then had children, living very frugally while working brutally long hours and plowing every spare cent back into the business. After decades of that, we are finally reaping the reward. And it is indeed very nice.
I stick by "working harder and making better choices." That magic formula for economic success works every time it's tried. I don't agree with everything in the book, but the title is unadulterated truth.
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