His first lesson, delivered by his new
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 10:38 am
So what did Mike’s dad suggest? At first, nothing. He made a deal with the young Kiyosaki, offering to teach him what he knew about money if the boy would work for him at the measly rate of 10 cents an hour.
Robert agreed – but after a few weeks of being underpaid, the boy returned to his “rich” dad, seething with anger and ready to quit. “You’ve exploited me long enough,” he said, “and you haven’t even kept your c level executive list promise. You taught me nothing about money in all those weeks!”
But there it was: mentor with a slight smile. Robert Kiyosaki had just learned that life often pushes you around. And he’d learned that working for money does not make you rich. Which is why: Rich people don’t work for money. So you might ask yourself: if the rich don’t work for money, then how do they get wealthy? Through theft, maybe, or by winning the lotto?
Not only does this save people money buying books they never read, but it saves them time, too, as every book they do buy is one they know they’ll get a lot out of.
Robert agreed – but after a few weeks of being underpaid, the boy returned to his “rich” dad, seething with anger and ready to quit. “You’ve exploited me long enough,” he said, “and you haven’t even kept your c level executive list promise. You taught me nothing about money in all those weeks!”
But there it was: mentor with a slight smile. Robert Kiyosaki had just learned that life often pushes you around. And he’d learned that working for money does not make you rich. Which is why: Rich people don’t work for money. So you might ask yourself: if the rich don’t work for money, then how do they get wealthy? Through theft, maybe, or by winning the lotto?
Not only does this save people money buying books they never read, but it saves them time, too, as every book they do buy is one they know they’ll get a lot out of.