What Schools Will Never Teach You About Money By Robert T. Kiyosaki

The Difference Between Monkeys and Humans
It may sound cruel to compare human beings to a monkey stuck 
with its fist in a tree. 
I do not do it to be cruel but to make a point. You see, it is cruel 
to allow Americans to remain financially uneducated, naïvely working 
hard, paying taxes, and saving money—all the while knowing that 
something is deeply wrong but not knowing exactly what to do in this 
period of financial change and uncertainty.
There are similarities between humans and monkeys. For example, 
a monkey will clench its fist and hang onto fruits and nuts. A human 
being will hang on tightly to old ideas.
Most of us know this law of physics: Two objects cannot occupy 
the same space at the same time. For example, you cannot have two 
cars in a one-car garage. The same is true with thoughts and ideas.
Like a monkey trapped at one tree, most people only know 
about the E and S quadrants.
A financially intelligent person would want to know what 
they have to learn to operate from the B and I quadrants. 
The B and I quadrants create the richest people in the world, 
people who earn the most and pay the least in taxes. 
In this book you will gain an unfair advantage by understanding 
what the B and I quadrant people know that E and S quadrant 
people do not.
3. You can choose between traditional or non-traditional 
education.
My poor dad respected only traditional education. That is 
why he thought grades and the school you graduated from 
were important. He believed that good grades and a good 
school got you a good job.
My rich dad respected non-traditional education. He did not 
care about grades or what school you went to. All he cared
about was what skills you learned, who your teachers were,
and how prepared you were for the real world of business.
My rich dad did not value a high-paying job. Being an 
entrepreneur, he valued how many high-paying jobs he
could create.
That is why in 1973, while still in the Marine Corps, I signed 
up for non-traditional classes in which I would learn how to:
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Use debt to invest.
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Develop sales skills (because “sales equals income”).
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Reduce taxes paid.
Taking the path of non-traditional education in 1973 has 
given me the biggest unfair advantage in my life.

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Introduction
Unfair Advantage
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