"It's not how much money you make,
but how much money you keep."

-Robert Kiyosaki

     A very profound quote. A very basic concept, but you're probably thinking, "That's too simple for me. Give me some real advice on how to manage my money."

    We live in a complex world. People love making things compicated. Even ordering a simple cup of coffee has turned into a twenty minute ordeal with so many options like frappaccinos, ice blends, etc. If ordering coffee is so hard, managing your money should be rocket science, right? No.

     Robert Kiyosaki is just one of few ingenious people who have followed the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid. Too often we try to complicate things when, really, the matter is quite simple. Take money for example. You don't have to be a white-collared Wall Street analyst to understand how to manage money. That is why Robert Kiyosaki has appealed to so many millions of Americans with his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert teaches how to achieve financial freedom through the eyes of a nine year old as he recalls the lessons that his rich dad, the entrepreneurial father of his best friend, taught him. I read this book during my freshman year in college, and it has changed my view on, not only managing money, but life. Robert teaches the difference between working for money and having money work for you. Life is too short to spend it in the office. Robert offers advice on how to escape the "rat race" and become financially free. As you will see if you read the book, learning things from the point of view of a nine year old is really quite simple. And it is this ease of understanding that makes Rich Dad, Poor Dad such a wonderful resource.

If you would like to learn more about Robert Kiyosaki and Rich Dad, Poor Dad,
you can visit www.richdad.com.

     After Rich Dad, Poor Dad achieved success beyond expectations, Robert developed a series of financial books, shedding light to financial freedom through success stories, advice on real estate investment, and more! He even developed a board game, Cashflow 101, to make the journey to financial freedom fun.

If you're interested, just go to www.richdad.com
to learn more about how you can become financially free.

     One important lesson I have learned over the years is the difference between being rich and being wealthy. It is one thing to be rich by attaining an abundance of money and material things, but to be wealthy is simply to happy. It is valuing such things as your family, friends, health, and spirituality. You don't have to be rich to be wealthy.

     I learned this shortly after I read The One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen. I finished it in less than a week. The title can be deceiving as this is not a book solely focused on money and riches; rather it recognizes the distinction between being rich and being wealthy. This book is actually two books in one, with a fictional story on the right-hand pages for those visual learners, and non-fiction instructional lessons on the left-hand pages. The fictional story is about a woman named Michelle Erickson who must come up with one million dollars in 90 days in order to regain custody of her children, Nicky and Hannah, from her in-laws.

     I strongly recommend reading The One Minute Millionaire. If you would like to find a copy, visit www.oneminutemillionaire.com.

     Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, and Robert G. Allen, author of the best-selling Multiple Streams of Income, do an excellent job of teaching the importance of helping other people. As Zig Ziglar once said,

"You can have everything in life that you want if you will just
help enough other people get what they want."

Other Financial Websites of Interest:

The Richest Man in Babylon

Entrepreneur.com

The Science of Getting Rich

Innovation Tools

The Investor's Clearinghouse

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