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If the only valid point he has is that passive investments are a good thing, it's not a great personal finance book. You could learn a similar amount by looking
by wisty 15y ago
If the only valid point he has is that passive investments are a good thing, it's not a great personal finance book. You could learn a similar amount by looking up "investment" in a good dictionary.
- maaku 15y agoThe 'point' of the book is that this contradicts general beliefs of society. For example, that hard work is what gets one rich. Going from poor to rich does require hard work, but which work you choose to do matters far more than how hard you work at it. If you read HN then you already understand the premise of the book. But for society writ large "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" was a wakeup call to reexamine core values and life choices.
- wisty 15y agoOK, I get it. It's for people who never have looked up "investment" in a good dictionary. But that doesn't make it a good book. I mean, you can get that and more off a single page: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/personal-finance-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/personal-finance-for-d... Or this one: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/making-millions-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/making-millions-for-du...
- mjwalshe 15y agoor reading "The Intelligent Investor" by Graham - Who is the guy that taught Warren Buffet every thing he knows.