Anyone read Rich Dad Poor Dad?

After being to a few of my buddies successful parents houses. I'd always check out the bookself. I'd always see a RightWing Type Book (O'Reilly, Hanity, Coulter, Lamibaguh etc...) though we do live in a conservite area. Then I also noticed a book "Rich Dad Poor Dad". I decided to pick it up today. I hate reading (especially fiction might as well watch a movie, cheaper anyway) but my dad heard it was good and I was going to the beach so instead of spitting game at girls though I would learn something. I've had the book for a few hours now and I'm in love with it. I would like to know what you guys think about it, how I can combine it with the stuff I learn here at DP, and any other tips you give a teenager eager to work on his own schedule the rest of his life, when he wants, making money work for him. Also does anyone have any of the other books in the Rich Dad Poor Dad series or realted books you'd think would be useful? I'd be willing to send a few dollars over paypal to cover shipping or even exchange books. One last thing, does anyone have any of these audio books and find them useful, I was thinking about getting a few audio books for similar books and just listening to it for the 20 mins it takes me to get to school every day.

Sorry about my spelling

 

Interesting I will have to pick it up.

I have alot of audio books on my ipod... I bought all the donald trump. I listen to them alot while working. Good motivational stuff for me.

 

Thats the next ones I want to listen to. My old boss use to listen to them. Boy working for him was a love hate realtionship. I was 15 and got to basically run his business, and his site that supplemented it for $10 an hour cash. More then any other 15 year old but I was his best employee (lol the people who work around here haven't been reading many books).

By the way Shoemoney, your my rolemodel as far as internet business goes. I read your posts and treat them as gold.

 

I read the book last year (i think) and from that moment on i decided to quit my job and work for myself. Never wants to work for anyone else anymore.

 

I've read quite a few of the RDPD series. They are excellent, I've also hear him speak a few times.

I've always been trying to get my parents to read one book or the other, but the response is usually... not interested in that American crap. But did finally manage to get Dad to read The RDPD real estate book which he has since re-read several times and used it to buy two more properties (go the inheritance).

The principles he talks about in terms of developing assets / income streams are a great motivation for getting into seo/sem. Plenty of ways to build assets online!

Enjoy.

 

My dad won't talk much about the book and I told my mom she has a poor person attitude. She goes "Just get good grades, go to a good college, and do something that will make you alot of money" My goal that is to prove everyone wrong, that there is a different way then working 40 hours a week to live happily. Its really encouraging me to invest into some of my bigger website ideas. Being young I have many ideas about many things

 

awee thanks <3

 

You may regret that, as I have few ideas,questions that may come up that I'm sure I may PM you about when I need an opion (dang its late sorry). Telling my dad or someone that I may spend $400 to get a programmer to design whatever script I might as well be telling him I'm going to buy crack.

 

I read it last year and I don't read too many books. That definetely got me thinking. Another book that made me change the way I think about business, money, etc.. is "If how-to's were enough, we would all be skinny, rich and happy!"

 

Thanks for that one debunked. I've read all of the RDPD series but hadn't heard of "If how-to's were enough, we would all be skinny, rich and happy!" << just ordered it from amazon.

 

I'll have to check that out.

 

I'm totally in the SAME shoes as you. How old are you?

 

I can drive so, I'm atleast 16 PM if you really want to know. I hate posting it as I'm sure if affects some people when they do business with me.

 

Half my fam thinks I am selling drugs, because they cannot figgure out how I make money, even though I have done what I could to explain.

 

And in the USA you can't even bankrupt your way out of those huge student loans.

I thought the RDPD series had a lot of value and good insights. Building your own websites on subjects with longterm interest looks to me like the perfect business plan.

 

Ive heard alot of ppl say good things about the book. Ive been meaning to pickup a copy myself actually. Apparently alot of the wealth building concepts are common sense but Im sure its still a great read.

 

Haha u have that problem too!

 

rdpd teaches you the basic mindset of the rich. you need to specialise a lot more in an area of investing, and it doesn't tell you "how to" specifically do anything. which is fair enough because its for a worldwide audience

 

Thats what Shoemoney and you other guys a DP are for.