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It evokes the concept of financial freedom through investing, real estate, business ownership, and the use of financial protection tactics. Rich Dad Poor Dad is written anecdotally and aims to generate public interest in finance.

Kiyosaki and Lechter warn that owning a system or form of production is better than being a salaried employee. This is a recurring theme in the chapters of the book.

The book is based on the financial education Kiyosaki received from his "rich dad" in Hawaii, although the degree of fiction of these anecdotes is debated. Through heavy use of allegory, some readers believe that Kiyosaki deliberately created his "Rich Dad." The book highlights the different attitudes towards money, work and life of these two and how they influenced their lives.


Main themes of the book.

The importance of financial education
Corporations spend first and pay taxes later, while individuals pay taxes first.

Corporations are artificial entities that anyone can use, but the poor generally do not have access to them nor do they know how to get it.

According to Kiyosaki and Lechter, wealth is measured as the number of days the income from your assets can sustain you, and financial freedom is achieved when the monthly income from your assets exceeds your monthly expenses.

Many readers believe that the "rich dad" in the book is actually the founder of Hawaii ABC Stores.

"Saving money won't make you rich."
"Physical exercise improves health, mental exercise improves wealth, laziness destroys both."

It is a 1997 book written by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. Advocates the importance of financial literacy (financial literacy), financial independence and wealth creation through asset investing, real estate investing, business creation and ownership, as well as increasing financial intelligence (financial IQ).

This book is written in the style of a series of parables, apparently based on Kiyosaki's life.[1] The titular "rich dad" is his best friend's father who accumulated wealth through entrepreneurship and smart investments, while the "poor dad" is claimed to be Kiyosaki's own father, who he claims worked hard all his life. his life but never gained financial security.

The existence of Kiyosaki's "rich dad" remains unproven and there is no documentation regarding the supposedly vast reserves of wealth obtained by Kiyosaki before the publication of this book.