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Steer clear of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It is a fun read, and it does contain some good advice. But the author lies about his past, and the origin and quantity of his wealth, and the book also contains dangerous and illegal advice.

I suggest The Millionaire Next Door as a better book.

A good takedown of Rich Dad from John T Reed:

https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-real-estate-invest...

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I'm sorry but no. I read a lot of books where the narrative is a lie in order to tell a story. It does not make the message wrong.

I also read Rich/Poor dad around 18 and it had a profound impact. I understood how should I think about money, I understood what cashflow is, how companies different from simple humans in terms of tax and a tonns of stuff like that. It's just a good introduction to basic finance for those who don't have a clue.

Turns out the author has had three bankrupt business!

Easier to sell get rich quick advice than to actually get rich it seems.

Seems you fail to grasp that the overwhelming majority of business ventures are destined to fail. It's the production of successful and profitable ventures that matter.

Read about Walt Disney's bankruptcies and failures. Should we conclude the same about him?

https://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/5535/marketing/...

A business bankruptcy doesn't necessarily affect personal wealth, and can create a nice tax loss

Good book I'm reading now is "Invent & Wonder" -The collected writings of Jeff Bezos.

A whole lot of the ventures or projects explored by Amazon were complete failures and lost money. Says to embrace it. The winners more than make up for the losers.

preach

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