Hey friends,

For those of you who haven't read (or listened to on audio) Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I highly recommend doing so. It will change the way you view and think about money. It's about becoming financially educated, as well.

There is a free seminar I just became aware of. They are traveling to many states throughout the next month. (The author, Robert Kiyosaki, is not there, but there is a speaker representing him.)

I'm signed up for this week in my state-- I highly recommend signing up for when they come to YOUR state!!

Sign up here asap!:)
http://www.richdadeducation.com/index.aspx

Bummer that it doesn't come ANYWHERE near me. Heard it's a great book.

Thanks Ginger! I signed up, but it's a 2 hour drive away (Portland, OR), so I'm going to be looking for your review before I go to see if it's worth the time...

Oh, sure, Bill!

As far as I can tell, it doesn't say how LONG it is... I'm going on Wednesday-- I'll be sure to get back to you all.

Awesome, thanks Ginger! I love this book, and I'm definitely going to check it out this week. Thanks for the heads-up!

Thanks Ginger! I signed up for the one in Orlando. Anyone wanna carpool? It's pretty close to my house.

Cool.

The email I got says it's 1 1/2 hours.

Did you catch on the website in tiny print:

Robert Kiyosaki does not participate in this event.


Found on this page.. http://www.richdadeducation.com/workshop.aspx

she mentioned that in her original post.

i was told to read this book not long ago, i really wish it was coming close to me... i would probably go.

Yup! I mentioned that-- Important to note, but I don't think it will be any less informative (since these people all live by the same standards!). I will definitely let you all know if it's worth it!

Read the book, it's good information. Stuff everyone SHOULD know but usually don't. Free seminar should be good regardless. Wish I could go but I'm going to Japan instead...

Hey all,

Went to the seminar today, and it wasn't informative.

I knew they would be selling something (because otherwise would it be free, right? That would be silly not to sell something.) and I was interested to see what it was-- but I also thought I'd learn more during the session.

The woman who spoke, was on the first season of the Apprentice, actually:) She's from MN (I imagine they have a different rep for each state). She went from living in a trailer home, to having a home in MN and London, and she travels around a ton. She's made a ton of money doing real estate investments. What they were selling, was a three-day class about real estate and how to invest (where to invest, where not to invest, which type of investments, etc). She gave a quick overview of what would be covered at these classes, but that was it. (I don't want to give it away, ha:)), but they offer the class for $500 instead of $1000 (at least in MN that's what it was)-- but you had to sign up THEN to get the deal-- Also, if you signed up, you got a phone number to call for life-- financial advisors who could answer any questions you had-- and, "$600 worth of CDs and books from Robert" about Getting Rich.

My husband and I just became aware of real estate investments a few months ago and go excited about the idea. But when I called him today to tell him about Rich Dad, Poor Dad Education (the 3-day class), he got very skeptical.
He raised a lot of good questions about Robert K. himself too, and the credibility of the people working for him. My husband found an article somewhere that linked Robert to Quixtar (which immediately throws up a red flag to me)-- yet, I'm not sure what the rumors are specifically, and if they are true.. and, it's not to say that while Quixtar is a joke, that this financial education is. (A way for him to make money, yes... but how is that any different than purchasing other education). I suppose it is because he is selling the idea that it is possible to get rich by investing in assets.
I do believe this is true.
I know that in his book he doesn't exactly explain HOW to invest in assets and which assets to invest in-- but the woman today admitted that the book is more about changing your attitude about money.
I agree with that as well... and I think that I learned a ton about changing my attitude, and I have.


Anyway.... I'll be talking more about it with my husband tonight. I'm sure we will come to the conclusion that we can learn about real estate elsewhere...

I'm not sure I exactly wasted my time today... I mean, I learned some real estate investing terms and options hat I should start to educate myself on.

I'm not sure I would drive 2 hours though, Bill, to get there, unless you were already planning on investing in real estate.

If any of you go to the free meeting, make sure you bring your spouse... because otherwise, you will be forced to have to make a quick $500 decision without him/her (OR, talk about it together before you go by yourself, so that you know whether or not it's ok to invest $500 if you are convinced, or if you'll just go to hear the free seminar and take what you can get from it).


I could go on, but I'll let you guys talk amongst yourselves...

Thanks for the review Ginger. I'm actually signed up for the one here in San Diego tomorrow. Would you say this seminar was way more about selling the 3-Day class, versus sharing directly applicable knowledge? Also, is the free multimedia CD any good? I may have to reconsider tomorrow's plans lol.

Thanks for getting back to us Ginger!!!

I don't think it sounds like it's worth the drive... Too bad, I still need to read the book though.


~Bill

I would still recommend the book (I listened to the audio book, and it was a "quick read" ).

I got a spam email about this seminar today at work. The email made it very clear that the topic of the seminar was to hype up this new investment program they are selling. I thought it was kind of weird because when I looked at the site the other day, it didn't seem to have that slant. The false advertising on the site really turns me off. Too bad it wasn't all it's cracked up to be.

Ginger - I think your review is right on. I went yesterday here in SA, and have many reservations about it. I think it's legit (investing in real estate, plus you can purchase all kinds of investment materials on late night TV for a fraction of the price), but the whole idea of "the law of attraction" really rubs me the wrong way (kind of a Joel Olsteen from a Business perspective). Maybe I misinterpreted it, but in my opinion, when you tell people you become what you think, and if you think it, it will happen, sets up people for a huge dissappointment (that's not how the world works). I mean, what if someone thinks great thoughts all the time, and then develops cancer. I think the philosophy behind it is dangerous, and must be put into the proper perspective before it can be beneficial. As Donald Trump (a close friend of RK) says, "Everyone Deserves to be Rich", be careful, remember Jesus' saying about the camel and the eye of a needle? Again, I know some people will take this the wrong way, but what I got out of the seminar, and watching the people who attended, I would strongly say, be careful.... The mindset of the program is captivating, but it won't really set you free.

I agree-- It was very captivating, what they are saying and selling. I think there is a lot to be said about the real estate market, and that a lot of money can be made, if it is done right. But you still need to put work into it, at least at the beginning... and if now is not the right time for people, then it could screw people over... OR if they aren't the right type of people for the job, you know? So the info they provided could be misleading, in that EVERYONE can get rich off of real estate. But I hope that everyone who signed up will succeed....

There are two sides to this whole rich dad, poor dad thing...

The first side being that it is a ripoff because the message is so simple (passive income) and that you hardly learn any hard facts about investing from his books and seminars.

The second side being that, for some, his books and seminars are just the swift kick in the @ss some people need to change the way they think about their money. So for some, the motivation itself is worth the money.

My personal opinion... it's one very simple but great idea which was just enough to write one book. But after its success there had to be follow ups and then the whole thing turned very commercialized and corporate. It should have been left to just the one book. It is reminiscent of John Maxwell's books. They are great books, but if you have read one of them you have read them all. In fact, if you have read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by D. Carnegie then you have read pretty much every single business/personal relations book, because they all boil down to the same principle...Be genuinely interested in other people. And people will spend tons of money on various books and seminars to learn that same principle over and over again. The same goes with Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He basically has one principle and if you know it you know it and if you don't you don't.

So my point is this...it is very well worth it if you are learning his principle for the first time. It's a ripoff if you are expecting anything more than that one principle.

I agree that it's a great principle to learn about-- passive income. I definitely see what you are saying.

As far as the free seminar went, I do think that they have something valuable to sell(info about how to succeed in real estate) -- however, they try to sell it to everyone at the seminar-- and I don't feel that everyone there is ready to make that commitment, or capable of doing it (not everyone is cut out to run a business of any kind).