The poor dad in the book firmly believes that studying hard and finding a stable job will allow him to manage life well, yet he spends his whole life struggling with wages and debts.
In contrast, the rich dad straightforwardly states:
"The poor work for money, while the rich make money work for them."
The difference between the poor dad and the rich dad lies in their mindset.
Many young people are heavily in debt, rooted in using a poor person's mindset to deal with life.
Blindly pursuing promotions and raises while ignoring issues with income structure;
Being frugal and saving money without realizing that inflation is eroding their savings;
Using credit cards as emergency tools, instead falling into the trap of consumerism.
The rich dad suggests: true wealth awareness is learning to distinguish between assets and liabilities.
Assets are things that put money into your pocket, such as rental properties or profitable businesses.
Liabilities, on the other hand, are actions that drain your wallet, like overpriced luxury items and unused expensive cars.
In the book, even when the rich dad faced financial challenges, he insisted on sending his children to learn business knowledge rather than urging them to work early to make money.
He believes that learning how to make money work for you is far more important than earning money through physical labor.
In contrast, the poor dad, despite having a high education and a stable job, constantly complains about not having money, trapped in a cycle of working hard, spending, and accumulating debt.
To break this vicious cycle, the first thing to do is to change one's mindset.
The author, Kiyosaki, met a wealthy mine owner while traveling in Peru.
The reason this owner makes a lot of money is not because he digs for gold tirelessly, but because he is particularly skilled at finding gold mines.
The owner said that when he started in the industry as a young man, he understood that he couldn’t just dig for a small wage day in and day out.
Finding out how to locate a gold mine is more critical than just doing hard labor.
Many years have passed, and the co-workers who dug mines with him back then are still slogging away in the mines earning hard money, while he has become a wealthy man because of his ability to find gold mines.
Stephen once said:
"Most people spend their lives climbing the ladder, only to realize they leaned the ladder against the wrong wall."
In reality, too many people blindly pursue "stability" and do not dare to try new thinking.
Even if they keep moving, if the direction is wrong, they will never reach the destination.
Learning to change direction is far more important than just working hard.
Breaking rigid thinking and being brave enough to try are essential to finding direction and truly opening the door to wealth.
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