Comments on: Book Review – Rich Dad Poor Dad

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 22:51:31 +0000

Mark,

I agree 100% 🙂

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:35:26 +0000

This book is too much abstract for me. The message is clear, but very hard to incorporate into real life. Honestly, just collecting real estate or buying stocks won’t make everyone millionaire – there is more to it. We would have been all rich if it was that easy.

For those who would like more specific info about wealth creation, I recommend reading:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0984358102/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1591845610
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPH0KSU

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:00:09 +0000

Jason,

Finally – someone that agrees with me 🙂 I agree with you on the genuine factor. If you check out his wikipedia article, it makes you cringe a bit.

Thanks for stopping by!!

By: Jason B

Jason B — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:34:14 +0000

In my opinion this is arguably one the most overrated books out there. Kiyosaki doesn’t seem all the way genuine to me.

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:53:03 +0000

Matthew,

Thanks for stopping by. I think you’re right in that it would be a good book to read at that age. For me at the age of 32, with several finance books under my belt, it was interesting, but not super helpful.

That’s cool that you were able to see the net would be the next big thing at such a young age! Congrats on that!

By: Matthew Neer

Matthew Neer — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:47:24 +0000

This is the book that started it all for me back when I was about 13-14 years old. I remember reading about the cash flow quadrant and immediately started teaching myself how to build a website cause I knew that would be the future.

Cool review dude, but I would have rated it higher.

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:13:08 +0000

Brock,

Yeah, I’d pass unless you don’t have anything else better to read. The value for your time is pretty low with this one 🙂

By: Brock @cleverdude

Brock @cleverdude — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:09:03 +0000

The more I read about Rich Dad / Poor Dad, the less I feel the need to read it. Apparently the guy has made quite a bit of money off the book and public speaking though….

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 01:36:53 +0000

Dee,

Thanks for stopping by again! Yeah, I guess I’d give it a 3/5 stars. It was good, but not great in my opinion 🙂

By: Dee @ Color Me Frugal

Dee @ Color Me Frugal — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 01:17:50 +0000

I would agree that I really enjoy his stories about interactions with his rich dad versus his poor dad. You make an excellent point though that the book is somewhat light on details on how to implement the strategies that he recommends. However, I still like the book because I think it highlights an essential point about the way that beliefs about money shape our habits and our balance sheet. It can be a great motivational read.