Rich Dad, Poor Dad
I’ve been reading a book I found on Aaron’s shelf this weekend. It’s called “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and it’s a quasi-fictional account of a boy growing up in Hawaii and getting taught tough lessons about money.
I can see why the book is a bestseller. The personal story combined with the straight up way it’s written makes for compelling reading. However, it doesn’t seem to leave a lot for the average joe to take home, and I guess that’s the point.
From what I’ve read it seems that unless you own the means of production like real estate or other businesses then you’re forever going to be a wage slave, stuck in the rat race. He makes the point quite early on that you can be a very well paid rat, but you’re still stuck being driven by two very strong human emotions: greed and fear.
I still haven’t finished the book yet, but overall I’ve found it to be a very interesting read and one definitely worth checking out.
UPDATE
I finished the book and while the start was coherent and informative, I felt it really trailed off towards the end. It seemed quite repetitive and I got the feeling the author couldn’t really be bothered to finish it. Plus there was a terribly cheesy bit about giving to charity thrown in for good measure. Either that or I was rereading pages as 2am approached.