Having two dads offered me the choice of
contrasting points of view:
one of a rich man and one of a poor man.
Introduction
RICH DAD POOR DAD
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I had two fathers, a rich one and a poor one. One was highly
educated and intelligent. He had a Ph.D.
and completed four years
of undergraduate work in less than two years. He then went on to
Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern
University
to do his advanced studies, all on full financial scholarships.
The other father never finished the eighth grade.
Both men were successful in their careers, working hard all their
lives. Both earned substantial incomes. Yet one always struggled
financially. The other would become one of the richest men in Hawaii.
One died leaving tens of millions of dollars to his family,
charities, and
his church. The other left bills to be paid.
Both men were strong, charismatic, and influential.
Both men
offered me advice, but they did not advise the same things. Both men
believed strongly in education but did not recommend the same course
of study.
If I had had only one dad, I would have had to accept or reject his
advice. Having two dads offered me the choice of contrasting points
of view: one of a rich man and one of a poor man.
Instead of simply accepting or rejecting one or the other,
I found
myself thinking more, comparing, and then choosing for myself. The
problem was that the rich man was not rich yet, and the poor man
Introduction
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was not yet poor. Both were just
starting out on their careers, and
both were struggling with money and families. But they had very
different points of view about money.
For example, one dad would say, “The love of money is the root
of all evil.” The other said, “The lack of money is the root of all evil.”
As
a young boy, having two strong fathers both influencing me
was difficult. I wanted to be a good son and listen, but the two fathers
did not say the same things. The contrast in their points of view,
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