Last chance to read latest "Rich Dad" book online for free: how to get rich in Chapter 7.

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Comment by Trey & Juliana on June 15, 2009 at 4:38pm

I haven't read the original Rich Dad book, but I might poke around the swap meet this weekend and see if I can locate it. I found a solution to reading online. I just took the first 2 chapters and printed them out to read while I was on my lunch break. So far it is a very interesting read. I think I will print it all out and leave one chapter at a time in the bathroom. That will ensure that Trey reads it as well. :) I can't wait to get to chapter 7 ..and as son as I finish printing out report cards I will have time to make a new blog. I have so many Ideas running through my head! Thanks for putting this out here for everyone.

Comment by KC on June 15, 2009 at 3:01pm

Hi T & J.

Earlier on I wrote a blog-post about Kiyosaki's earlier chapter that asks: "Who benefits from most of the people having a lousy financial education?"

Earlier bolg-post on Kiyosaki's book: COTR

I find it a bit of a headache trying to read many pages online, so I can understand why this version doesn't adversely affect ordinary book sales !

But the book is quite far-ranging in the areas it considers - I just focussed on Chapter 7 because that's where he talks about his "income engines".

The whole "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" argument was pretty radical. Kiyosaki was brave to break the previous silence and actually put the theory of being an entrepreneur into print, so even poor people (like me) could see how my previous "world view" that insisted "get good grades in school, get a good job", would never make me rich, and was way too restricted; and was a world view that the rich don't teach their own kids.

Some parents don't like their kids to learn Kiyosaki's ideas, as then they might drop-out of college and become multi-millionaires at 25 from a computer startup.

I sketch out the key points from "Rich Dad" in another post at:

What did Rich Dad teach his kid?

KC

Comment by Trey & Juliana on June 15, 2009 at 12:15pm

Thanks for posting this KC, I will have to check it out. :)

Comment by KC on June 12, 2009 at 2:12pm

Yes you're right it's not obvious that time is running out.

But he's adopted an interesting approach which is used by more and more authors: write the chapter then ask others to read it online and comment upon it.

Then you re-write the chapter with appropriate comments taken note of.

Its interesting that Kiyosaki got some hi-tech help so that you can't take a copy of the original. Other authors offer the first write in a format that allows "File/Copy" so commenters can take a digital copy of the first draft, similar to an e-book.

And amazingly authors find that writing a speculative first draft (even one that can be digitally copied) which is available for free online has no significant adverse effects on subsequent sales of the paper book.

When you have signed-up so that you can read the book online, you'll probably receive an e-mail, like I did, which says:

"If you haven’t yet had a chance to read the full Conspiracy of the Rich book, now’s the time. The book will only be available online for free until July 7th (after that, the hard copy book will be sold in stores beginning September)."

Although Chapter 7 is rather long, if you scroll down quickly through the early part of it, you'll get to the meat of his current advice on how to make money in today's financial climate.

One part of his system involves being a part stakeholder in an oil prospecting company - maybe your response to his advice might fire some interesting debate with your 7mill7years members: just an idea.

Thanks for highlighting that it's not obvious that it may be taken down - it's useful having this chance to clarify the situation, and add "grist to the mill" about Kiyosaki's recommended ways to make a fortune.

KC

Comment by Adrian on June 12, 2009 at 8:48am

@ KC - I didn't see this as a 'limited time offer' but, I guess it makes sense ... can't argue against the opportunity to read a RK book for free ;)