Six years ago I read Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and came away with a bit of confusion. It seemed like a strange tale that related general principles but no specific knowledge. I thought nothing more of it.
However, a few years later I was exposed to the Multi Level Marketing world (amway,quixstar, prepaid legal), while in college. I really got a first hand look at a pyramid scheme in action, but what really caught my eye was the fact that people were pushing Kiyosaki’s fluff books with a religious type zeal – the man was treated as a demi-god.
It was a little unsettling how people were being suckered into these schemes, with little business knowledge, by people using Kiyosaki’s questionable works. Furthermore, every few months I would have a friend come to me and tell me that he had begun reading the book, and how great it is. I always became flustered in these situations and had to point out the elementary nature of the books. My interest in Kiyosaki became renewed, and after searching on the internet I found this excellent article basically exposing him. This is a must read:
http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html