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Summary: Most phenomenal book on finances I have ever read!
Review: This is a great follow-up to RICH DAD, POOR DAD. CASHFLOW QUADRANT goes into much greater detail and will help you come to a better understanding of why " the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". The concepts are very simple and yet this is the first book that I have read that teaches anyone how to become a business owner or an investor in simple terms that anyone can understand. It is totally new information on the market, not a rehash of hundreds of other books on finances. Mr. Kiyosaki's discussion of the importance of " business systems" as opposed to a great new product or idea is worth the price of the book. I have also had the privilege of hearing him speak on two occasions and would give him 5 stars on his public presentations, as well as his books. If you are frustrated with your financial situation in life after reading lots of self-help and financial books, as I was, I highly recommend CASHFLOW QUADRANT. I believe it will change your life as dramatically as it has changed mine.
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Summary: Excellent and simplistic....read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" first.
Review: This book expands the philosophies and techniques Robert Kiyosaki learned from his "Rich Dad" and applies seven steps toward the end of the book on how to obtain the goal of financial wealth. Though you may not want to start out homeless to work you way to millions (Don't quit your day job just yet) as Mr. and Mrs. Kiyosaki did, Mr. Kiyosaki explains in a fascinating manner how risky being an employee in a safe secure job can be and the benefits of owning your own business and the progression of becoming an investor. For those who are looking for the "Get Rich Quick" formula, this book along with the predecessor "Rich Dad Poor Dad" are not the books for you. Go to Las Vegas or play Lotto instead. This book forces you to look at your current situation and makes you think on what steps are needed to obtain your future financial goals. Hence the "Cashflow Quadrant." If you love where you are financially, then this book may be a waste of time. If you feel a need for a change then I highly recommend this book. However please read "Rich Dad" first.
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Summary: Which one are you?
Review: More in-depth than the first book, yet he is still careful not to put out too many specifics (i.e. step-by-step instructions on how to make yourself rich.) Why? First, the world of business is ever changing and the book would quickly become obsolete, and secondly, the specifics are covered in Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! "The Cashflow Quadrant is about the four different types of people who make up the world of business, who they are and what makes individuals in each quadrant unique." Think of it as the sociology of individual's income. He goes into detail about the Employee (E), Self-employed (S), Business Owner (B), and Investor (I), and how each person/quadrant generates their income, invests, and where their money goes. Kiyosaki uses a simple box graphic that shows the flow of money through a person's balance sheet and income statement. Kiyosaki also has you answer questions to see where you stand in the quadrant and what quadrant(s) you would like to be in. From there, he explains how you can move from one quadrant to another, or utilize the power of two or more quadrants. It may seem a little invasive to some, but then again, how will you know where you want to go if you don't know where you are? Some of the topics covered are:
Money phobias (making it and losing it)
Industrial Age vs. Information Age
Emotional IQ is stronger than rational thinking
What is BE-DO-HAVE? Difference between risk and risky
Asset vs. liability
7 Steps to financial freedom
How the rich make money even when the market is sliding
Whose advice are you taking? and why it isn't working
Franchises
Self-assessment
Being the bank, not the banker
Pension plans I highly recommend this book to everyone, but ESPECIALLY to those of you that are lost when it comes to investing, money, cashflow, and why your neighbor is a millionaire (and has all the time in the world to play golf and take his kids to baseball practice.) I recommend you read his first book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!" It's a primer to this book (and many others) but will give you a solid understanding of where he is going with this book. You don't have to, but it only takes about a day to read.
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Summary: Excellent sequel to "Rich Dad Poor Dad"
Review: I've read this book 7 times, and I'll probably read it 7 more times before it falls apart on me. The only reason I ever bought this book is because of the first in the series, "Rich Dad Poor Dad." I highly recommend you read that book first before this one. If you like these books, by all means, buy the third in the series, "Rich Dad's Guide to Investing." I've read that one twice already in less than a month. What makes this book different than a lot of the other financial self-help books is it doesn't get down to recommendations of what stocks to buy, how to invest your money and all that. It's more of a bigger picture toward money, and I really appreciate that. How many books have you read where they go on and on explaining how much money invested every month for how many years will make you worth $1,324,544 by 65 years of age assuming 10% annual return but only if you start when you're 25 blah, blah, blah. This book isn't about buying mutual funds, dollar cost averaging, saving for your children's college and all that. It's about the foundation you need to establish for yourself to live a financially satisfying life. If you take it to heart, yes you will become rich. Like most things in life it takes time. This book takes off where "Rich Dad Poor Dad" left off in that it explains in more detail about the rich buy assets, the middle class buy liabilities they think are assets and the poor don't really buy anything other than spend money. The idea behind the 4 quadrants is that we all obtain money in 4 different ways. The first quadrant is an employee, the second is self-employed, the third is a business owner and the fourth is an investor. Employees and self-employed individuals basically work hard for their money while business owners and investors have their money work hard for them. What I found most enlightening about this book is to operate in all 4 quadrants. You don't have to quit your day job and jump over to start a business or become an investor. In fact, what most people call "investing" really isn't investing anyway. It's tempting to get frustrated with our position in life and want to "get rich quick." Start a business on the side and work your way up. As for quotes from this book, my favorite was later in the book, and for the life of me I can't find it after reading it so many times. To paraphrase what it says: if you're working and paying credit cards, a mortgage, a car payment, student loans, consumer loans, etc. you are an employee of your creditor. You are working for the bank so to speak. You're working to make someone else rich. Wouldn't it be nice to own a bank instead? There has been some critcism of Kiyosaki's books in that he promotes his board games and other books in his books. I fail to see anything wrong with that. If you don't like his board game, don't buy it. I think the implication in many people's minds is that the book really isn't all there is to it. You have to buy more products. That is not true at all. Some promoters like to sell books which only lead to a pitch for high priced seminars. I've never been to any of his seminars, and I have no desire to. If you can't get the information from his books, then read them again. It's in there. I'm giving this book 5 stars because I found much useful information in here. I've read all 4 of his books, and considering what I paid for them, I can't believe so much information is available at such a cheap price. Such is a free society with freedom of the press. As for the author, I hope he makes a lot of money from his books. I sure have.
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Summary: Stop the Rat Race
Review: Kiosaki's principles in this book are sound. Most people in this country are taught to get a job and work there whole life. In the end we have very little to retire on. Most people have to depend on the governtment, family, friends, or keep working. He shares concepts on business ownership and investing which are outstanding. This is a must for anyone sick of the rat race. If you are spinning your wheels in the area of finacial freedom then this is the book for you to get kick started into high gear on the road to success.
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Summary: Closer to a 1.5 than a 2.5
Review: I listened to it on tape.
There is a great deal of overlap with his other book Rich Dad Poor Dad. If you are short on time and have other books and authors you would still like to get to, then skip it if you read the first book.
The thing I noticed immediately was the influence of the audiotape authors he alludes to throughout the book that he listened to during his previous sales days early in his career. This is not a bad thing, just that the ideas are not necessary brand-new. I would say he tells his story over and over again much like you're absent minded grandfather might. It is a good story, just that you have already heard it once or twice. This book covers much more of the psychology of the money mind set than the nuts and bolts of the everyday how to - unless of course you buy his game Cashflow for kids. (Which I did - on ... )
The four or five books the author suggests late in the book are all highly rated according to many other reviews on Amazon. You may want to research some of them in addition to or in place of this book. (Depending on your current knowledge base)
Since this is not the ONLY book on finance and investing out there that I want to read, by completing it, I would have to say it slowed me down getting to the others on my wish list - But didn't stop me completely. It is a good beginning book, especially if you are uncertain as to how to start playing the money game (according to the author by purchasing the kids game monopoly) and/or have any doubt about the direction you are headed in regards to your financial future.
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Summary: Most phenomenal book on finances I have ever read!
Review: This is a great follow-up to RICH DAD, POOR DAD. CASHFLOW QUADRANT goes into much greater detail and will help you come to a better understanding of why " the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". The concepts are very simple and yet this is the first book that I have read that teaches anyone how to become a business owner or an investor in simple terms that anyone can understand. It is totally new information on the market, not a rehash of hundreds of other books on finances. Mr. Kiyosaki's discussion of the importance of " business systems" as opposed to a great new product or idea is worth the price of the book. I have also had the privilege of hearing him speak on two occasions and would give him 5 stars on his public presentations, as well as his books. If you are frustrated with your financial situation in life after reading lots of self-help and financial books, as I was, I highly recommend CASHFLOW QUADRANT. I believe it will change your life as dramatically as it has changed mine.
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Summary: Excellent Personal Finance Book
Review: Kiyosaki divides cashflow into 4 (thus 'Quad') Quadrants or "sectors" (if you will) - employee, self-employed, business owner, and investor. Each of these groups or sectors are described in detail as to what type of cash each generates, how they generate the cashflow that they do, and why. Kiyosaki also details the difference between "job security" and "financial freedom," as it relates to cashflow, and each quadrant. Furthermore, as in his book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," Kiyosaki describes the differences between assets and liabilities as they apply to balance sheets and income statements. This book is a great financial tool for anyone who has had financial problems in the past (or currently), business people, investors, or anyone with a desire to have a greater understanding of what money is and how we can make it work for us instead of us always having to work for it (i.e. avoid being a slave to money both in terms of emotions and desires, as well as in our career lives and businesses). Kiyosaki details the various types of Investors. He details 7 levels or 'types' of investors, and gets his reader to find out which level they currently operate on, and how they can move from one level to the another. And why, perhaps, a change in level is needed. One of my favorite sections of the book is part 3 titled "How to be a Successful "B" and "I." In this part, Kiyosaki describes how to go from your current financial state to a better financial state with one short term goal and one long term plan (a 1 year goal, and a 5 year plan). Moreover, he describes the differences between that which is a risk, and that which is risky, how to work around your financial fears, making setbacks and disappointments into strengths, and choosing proper mentors to gain good financial advice. Overall, this is an excellent book to begin your personal financial growth, I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Finally the meat and potatoes of making money
Review: After enjoying Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I was motivated yet had very little substance to work with, in gaining the depths of R. Kiyosaki's ideas. Everyone I talked to recommended, that I wait till Cashflow Quadrent to get a better understanding, and as recommended, the picture became clearer with this book. Sure Cashflow repeats several stories told in Rich Dad, Poor Dad, but the book is sound. It details concepts along with a multi-step plan to start you on your roadmap to success. Two favorite topics found in this book, are the levels of investors, which you must first honestly determine your level, to get to my second favorite section, which is the multi-step plan to riches. In between is the same great motivation found before, only this time with wheels to get your going in the right direction.
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Summary: Great Introduction to the Cash Flow Quadrant
Review: I have read a few of the "Rich Dad" books, and "Cash Flow Quadrant" is by far the best one. It gives a clear and succinct explanation of each of the 4 quadrants (or ways of making money), and also helps the reader plot a path from the "left side" (where money is made as an employee) to the "right side" (where money is made passively as a business owner and an investor. As a lifelong entrepreneur, this book finally captured exactly the way I try to think about all of my money-making ventures, in a way that was a great refresher to me - and a great intro to people I know who have tried to figure out how my mind "ticks". The reason this is the best book in the series is that it doesn't cram the whole "real estate" business down your throat. The other books in the series tend to make it sound like real estate is the only way to make money. I personally prefer more innovative businesses to real estate (no offense to those who make their money in real estate :).
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