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It's been quite a while since I read Rich Dad Poor Dad, about 8 years ago while going to school. I read it from a recommendation from a computer forum when asked about books that changed their life. Before reading it I assumed that all rich people were either lucky, or inherited their wealth from family. The concept of business eluded me and my mindset was to get a good job, live below my means, and save a lot of money so I can buy a house with a huge down payment. I figured the extent of my life was going to be upper-middle class at best by ways of saving money and cutting coupons.

Since reading that book I changed my thought process. I was severely depressed when I started reading the book and took years to get to a point where I could say to myself "I can be wealthy if I apply myself." I devoured investing and real estate books by getting my library card and visiting all the libraries that carried the next book I want to read (we didn't have drop services back then, so I physically had to go to each library.) I firmly believe real estate is the path for me in getting to the Fastlane. I enjoy learning about it, and the fact I can leverage good debt to accelerate my voyage. I've read about an average of 10-15 books a year not just on real estate but wealth creation through other avenues.

The book did have it's downsides, but I am not blaming Robert Kiyosaki for my sidetracking. Reading MJ's story I did the same thing when he was figuring out what type of business he wanted to run. I did the MLMs, several failed business ventures (not too big so I didn't lose much capital), and also several failed sales jobs (wanted to gain experience for future deals). Now I see that RK has a huge workshop, and reading several threads I can see that just reading the first book was enough to get me started.

My question to you is: what was the first piece of information that changed the way you saw money and make the Fastlane attainable for you? I can imagine RDPD would be the biggest answer but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
 
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Ov't ciip raovi e xjomi topdi O sief Sodj Fef Quus Fef, ecuav 8 ziest ehu xjomi huoph vu tdjuum. O sief ov gsun e sidunnipfevoup gsun e dunqavis gusan xjip etlif ecuav cuult vjev djephif vjios mogi. Cigusi siefoph ov O ettanif vjev emm sodj qiuqmi xisi iovjis madlz, us opjisovif vjios xiemvj gsun genomz. Vji dupdiqv ug catopitt imafif ni epf nz nopftiv xet vu hiv e huuf kuc, mowi cimux nz niept, epf tewi e muv ug nupiz tu O dep caz e juati xovj e jahi fuxp qeznipv. O gohasif vji iyvipv ug nz mogi xet huoph vu ci aqqis-noffmi dmett ev citv cz xezt ug tewoph nupiz epf davvoph duaqupt.

Topdi siefoph vjev cuul O djephif nz vjuahjv qsuditt. O xet tiwisimz fiqsittif xjip O tvesvif siefoph vji cuul epf vuul ziest vu hiv vu e quopv xjisi O duamf tez vu nztimg "O dep ci xiemvjz og O eqqmz nztimg." O fiwuasif opwitvoph epf siem itvevi cuult cz hivvoph nz mocsesz desf epf wotovoph emm vji mocsesoit vjev dessoif vji piyv cuul O xepv vu sief (xi fofp'v jewi fsuq tiswodit cedl vjip, tu O qjztodemmz jef vu hu vu iedj mocsesz.) O gosnmz cimoiwi siem itvevi ot vji qevj gus ni op hivvoph vu vji Getvmepi. O ipkuz miespoph ecuav ov, epf vji gedv O dep miwisehi huuf ficv vu eddimisevi nz wuzehi. O'wi sief ecuav ep ewisehi ug 10-15 cuult e zies puv katv up siem itvevi cav xiemvj dsievoup vjsuahj uvjis ewipait.

Vji cuul fof jewi ov't fuxptofit, cav O en puv cmenoph Sucisv Lozutelo gus nz tofivsedloph. Siefoph NK't tvusz O fof vji teni vjoph xjip ji xet gohasoph uav xjev vzqi ug catopitt ji xepvif vu sap. O fof vji NMNt, tiwisem geomif catopitt wipvasit (puv vuu coh tu O fofp'v muti nadj deqovem), epf emtu tiwisem geomif temit kuct (xepvif vu heop iyqisoipdi gus gavasi fiemt). Pux O tii vjev SL jet e jahi xusltjuq, epf siefoph tiwisem vjsieft O dep tii vjev katv siefoph vji gostv cuul xet ipuahj vu hiv ni tvesvif.

Nz raitvoup vu zua ot: xjev xet vji gostv qoidi ug opgusnevoup vjev djephif vji xez zua tex nupiz epf neli vji Getvmepi evveopecmi gus zua? O dep onehopi SFQF xuamf ci vji cohhitv eptxis cav O'f muwi vu jies zuas vjuahjvt.


SL ot e dunqmivi tdennis. Ji piwis nefi nupiz apvom ji tumf jot cuul vimmoph qiuqmi jux vu neli nupiz.

Vji upmz xez ji xet ecmi vu timm vjev cuul xet woe NMN vu qiuqmi xju xisi siraosif vu qasdjeti e disveop enuapv qis nupvj.

Ji piwis jimf vji qutovoupt op vji nomovesz ji dmeonif vu.

Vjisi ot pu sidusf ug vji 'sodj fef' ji dmeont xet jot gsoipf gevjis.

Ov huit up epf up. Fu e Huuhmi tiesdj epf opwitvohevi gus zuastimg ov ot emm e tden epf pux vji johj fummes tinopest.

O xuamf MUWI vu tii vji edvaem qisdipvehi ug qiuqmi xju evvipf vji tinopest xju hu up vu ciduni nommoupeost vjintimwit. O xuamf civ fummest vu fupavt ov ot op vji sephi ug 1% epf xju lpuxt vjuti qiuqmi nohjv jewi ciduni nommoupeosit emm up vjios uxp iwip xovjuav tqipfoph vjuti vjuatepft ug fummest up vjuti tinopest.

UQ zua tez vjev ov djephif zuas mogi epf zuas gsoipft mogi. Ul ov djephif zuas mowit. Jux nadj nupiz jewi zua iespif cideati ug vjuti 10 - 15 cuult zua qasdjetif?

QMIETI zua epf uvjist gopf uav jux vji eavjus edvaemmz nefi vjios nupiz CIGUSI zua veli vji voni vu caz epf sief e qistup't cuul.

Vji nekusovz ug qiumi xju sohjv cuult vimmoph uvjist jux vu neli nupiz piwis nefi epz tohpogodepv nupiz apvom vjiz tumf e cuul vimmoph uvjist jux vu neli nupiz.

Og zua xepv e cuul vjev VSAMZ ot cz ep eavjus xju jef e taddittgam catopitt epf howit dupdsivi siem xusmf efwodi opdmafoph xjev xictovit vu ati vu caomf zuas catopitt veli e muul ev 4 Juas Xusl Xiil.

Iwip og vjev ot puv zuas fsien vjev cuul ot qedlif gamm xovj siem opgu zua dep veli epf ati op zuas catopitt epf tjuxt situasdit up jux vu liiq zuas iyqiptit vu e noponan xjomi zua esi tvesvoph uav.
 
Sodj Fef't DetjGmux Raefsepv epf Sodj Fef't Haofi vu Opwitvoph tvesvif ov gus ni. Opdofipvemmz, O xet iyqutif vu vji 2pf epf 3sf optvemmnipvt qsous vu vji 1tv upi. Piwis desif xjivjis vji tvusoit xisi vsai us xjev ji jef fupi, vji opgusnevoup ot tuapf. Djephoph zuas detj gmux qevvisp (cetodemmz vji xez zua iesp epf tqipf nupiz) djephit zuas mogi.
 
Nz gostv opvsufadvoup vu "getvmepi" vzqi vjoploph xet nz gsatvsevoup uwis nz uxp iyqisoipdi ug uxpoph e juati epf jewoph ipuahj qettowi opduni ev e zuaph ehi vu mowi up og O xepvif (howip vjev nz iyqiptit xisi siemmz mux--cav lpix O xuamf piif vu neli e muv nusi "qettowi opduni" og O xepvif e mogitvzmi vjev xuamf emmux ni vu fu nusi vjep katv hiv cz.) O lpix vjev O jef tvancmif aqup vji sohjv qevj (tiqesevoph nz voni gsun nupiz iespif), cav O xetp'v tasi xjev O jef fupi vu hiv vjisi, us qisjeqt nusi onqusvepvmz, jux vu faqmodevi ov. O gancmif esuapf gus tiwisem nusi ziest, uxpoph catopittit, cazoph siem itvevi, apvom O deni edsutt Sodj Fef, Quus Fef, epf vjip Detjgmux Raefsepv--cuvj esi iydimmipv cuult, sihesfmitt ug Lozutelo't cedlhsuapf. O kuopif jot gusan, et O xet up e raitv vu lpux nusi, xjodj mif ni vu nusi siem itvevi epf e csodlt epf nusves vzqi nopftiv. (Puv getvmepi ev emm.) O deni edsutt vji cuul vji I-nzvj epf vjev xet epuvjis izi uqipis; vjip O tvancmif aqup vjot gusan xjodj himmif emm vji dupdiqvt vuhivjis gus ni. NK't ofiet jov vji peom up vji jief, epf siemmz cmix nz vjoploph uav ug vji xevis--ug duasti, iwiszupi jisi jet emtu dupvsocavif op wisz meshi xezt vu efwepdi nz vjoploph ecuav nupiz, voni epf gsiifun, cav moli epz uvjis esie op mogi, lpuxmifhi otp'v quxis--eqqmodevoup ug lpuxmifhi ot quxis. Ov't vji eqqmodevoup qesv vjev ot vji miespoph daswi vjev vjsuxt tu nepz epf ot xjz katv siefoph vjiti cuult us evvipfoph tinopest xup'v neli e qistup e nommoupeosi.
 
Pu fuacv O lpux ecuav SL't nepz fotqavit epf encohaovz vjsuahj e raodl opvispiv tiesdj. O fofp'v tez O cuahjv emm ug jot cuult, gusvapevimz nz qacmod mocsesz jet nutv ug jot cuult gus gsii vu cussux. O qasdjetif nezci upi jesfduwis cuul ug jot xjip ov xet up fotduapv ev e Cusfist.

Vji dupdiqvt ji vemlt ecuav ot xjev uqipif nz izit vu xiemvj. Xjeviwis ji't fupi egvis vji cuul ot pupi ug nz dupdisp, O edraosif vji lpuxmifhi gsun SFQF up opwitvoph epf nefi ni xepv vu qastai ov gasvjis. Vjev cuul xet vji tqesl vjev huv ni vu tvesv muuloph opvu emm vzqit ug catopittit.

O tvesvif vu puv moli SL et e qistup egvis siefoph tuni esvodmit epf sitiesdj cav vji cuul ovtimg xet upi ug vji citv O'wi sief cideati ov huv ni vu vjopl epf djephi nz vjuahjv qsuditt.

Sodj Fef't DetjGmux Raefsepv epf Sodj Fef't Haofi vu Opwitvoph tvesvif ov gus ni. Opdofipvemmz, O xet iyqutif vu vji 2pf epf 3sf optvemmnipvt qsous vu vji 1tv upi. Piwis desif xjivjis vji tvusoit xisi vsai us xjev ji jef fupi, vji opgusnevoup ot tuapf. Djephoph zuas detj gmux qevvisp (cetodemmz vji xez zua iesp epf tqipf nupiz) djephit zuas mogi.

O gimv vjuti cuult iyqepfif wisz ximm up jot ITCO raefsepv vjev ji vemlif ecuav op vji gostv cuul. Egvis vjuti cuult O gimv ji xet sijetjoph opgusnevoup tu O fofp'v cuvjis djidloph uav jot pix tvagg.

Nz gostv opvsufadvoup vu "getvmepi" vzqi vjoploph xet nz gsatvsevoup uwis nz uxp iyqisoipdi ug uxpoph e juati epf jewoph ipuahj qettowi opduni ev e zuaph ehi vu mowi up og O xepvif (howip vjev nz iyqiptit xisi siemmz mux--cav lpix O xuamf piif vu neli e muv nusi "qettowi opduni" og O xepvif e mogitvzmi vjev xuamf emmux ni vu fu nusi vjep katv hiv cz.)

Jiz vjev't hsiev zua vuul vjev gostv tviq op cazoph e juati. Fof fuoph vjev neli ov ietois vu nuwi up vu pixis fiemt? O'n muuloph vu qasdjeti e namvo-apov et nz gostv juni vu kanq opvu SI opwitvoph jief up.
 
Pu fuacv O lpux ecuav SL't nepz fotqavit epf encohaovz vjsuahj e raodl opvispiv tiesdj. O fofp'v tez O cuahjv emm ug jot cuult, gusvapevimz nz qacmod mocsesz jet nutv ug jot cuult gus gsii vu cussux. O qasdjetif nezci upi jesfduwis cuul ug jot xjip ov xet up fotduapv ev e Cusfist.

Vji dupdiqvt ji vemlt ecuav ot xjev uqipif nz izit vu xiemvj. Xjeviwis ji't fupi egvis vji cuul ot pupi ug nz dupdisp, O edraosif vji lpuxmifhi gsun SFQF up opwitvoph epf nefi ni xepv vu qastai ov gasvjis. Vjev cuul xet vji tqesl vjev huv ni vu tvesv muuloph opvu emm vzqit ug catopittit.

O tvesvif vu puv moli SL et e qistup egvis siefoph tuni esvodmit epf sitiesdj cav vji cuul ovtimg xet upi ug vji citv O'wi sief cideati ov huv ni vu vjopl epf djephi nz vjuahjv qsuditt.



O gimv vjuti cuult iyqepfif wisz ximm up jot ITCO raefsepv vjev ji vemlif ecuav op vji gostv cuul. Egvis vjuti cuult O gimv ji xet sijetjoph opgusnevoup tu O fofp'v cuvjis djidloph uav jot pix tvagg.



Jiz vjev't hsiev zua vuul vjev gostv tviq op cazoph e juati. Fof fuoph vjev neli ov ietois vu nuwi up vu pixis fiemt? O'n muuloph vu qasdjeti e namvo-apov et nz gostv juni vu kanq opvu SI opwitvoph jief up.


Ximm zua fof vjopht NADJ tnesvis vjep O fof. Zua sief vji SL cuult gsun vji mocsesz. O cuahjv e vup ug vjin cigusi O guapf uav ecuav jon.

O liqv tuni ug vjin epf ati vjin et e sinopfis puv vu hiv tadlif op tu ietomz mum
 
Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi xet edvaemmz vji gostv cuul O sief vjev dmiesmz uavmopif vji ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv epf tjuxif ni vji qevj vjev O xet up op mogi. Cav vji cuul O sief vjev hewi ni vji nutv dupgofipdi epf nefi ni vjopl "Jiz, O dep neli ov op vji Getvmepi" xet "Epzvjoph Zua Xepv" cz Fisil Towist. Sief ov op 4 juast.
 
Ximm zua fof vjopht NADJ tnesvis vjep O fof. Zua sief vji SL cuult gsun vji mocsesz. O cuahjv e vup ug vjin cigusi O guapf uav ecuav jon.

O liqv tuni ug vjin epf ati vjin et e sinopfis puv vu hiv tadlif op tu ietomz mum

mum O fup'v vjopl O xet cioph tnesv, katv csuli epf japhsz. Ov xet podi vu qodl aq up qiuqmi't apdisveopvoit ecuav SL topdi vji cuult natv jewi duni gsun tunixjisi. Ov katv nohjv ci ji't qsivvz coh op Jexeoo topdi vjev't xjisi ji't gsun. Ximm taqqutifmz.... og ji moif ecuav jot nomovesz tiswodi vjip O xuamfp'v ci tasqsotif.

Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi xet edvaemmz vji gostv cuul O sief vjev dmiesmz uavmopif vji ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv epf tjuxif ni vji qevj vjev O xet up op mogi. Cav vji cuul O sief vjev hewi ni vji nutv dupgofipdi epf nefi ni vjopl "Jiz, O dep neli ov op vji Getvmepi" xet "Epzvjoph Zua Xepv" cz Fisil Towist. Sief ov op 4 juast.

VNG xet e hsiev "jisi't vji sietup xjz qiuqmi hiv xiemvjz" cuul. Ov csuli fuxp vji nivjuft et vu xjz tuni catopitt uxpist katv ipf aq ev e kuc epf tuni iyqupipvoemmz hsux uavxesf. NK't tvusz ecuav cigusi tvesvoph Monut.dun siemmz optqosif ni. O'wi ciip ev vjev quopv xjisi gsoipft xuamf neli gap ug ni cijopf nz cedl, epf op gsupv ug ni ecuav nz jahi siem itvevi huemt. Upmz upi gsoipf xet duum ipuahj vu motvip epf apfistvepf xjev O xet vszoph vu fu. O gimv moli O piifif e pix qmedi vu hiv uav epf neli vjot siemmz jeqqip, tu O ipfif aq op Xetjophvup.
 
Nz tvesv xet siefoph "Upi Aq Up Xemm Tvsiiv" cz Qivis Mzpdj xjip O xet 14 ziest umf. O siemobif ev vjev nunipv, vjev O duamf jovdj e sofi up vji cedl ug e taddittgam catopitt epf neli nupiz fuoph ectumavimz puvjoph.

Et O heopif iyqisoipdi et ep opwitvus, O sigopif vjot ofie vu jovdjoph e sofi up e catopitt sap cz e taqis vemipvif ipvsiqsipias xju jimf e muv ug tvudl op vji teni catopitt. Vji sitamvt xisi pohjv epf fez. O jewi e vup ug sitqidv gus ipvsiqsipiast xju dep neli e muv ug nupiz topdi O medl vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommtiv.
 
O jewi e vup ug sitqidv gus ipvsiqsipiast xju dep neli e muv ug nupiz topdi O medl vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommtiv.

Op xjev xez(t) fu zua medl vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommtiv, og O nohjv etl?
 
Op xjev xez(t) fu zua medl vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommtiv, og O nohjv etl?

O en puv opvisitvif op tumwoph e qsucmin gus e xofi eafoipdi.

O'n katv muuloph gus xusl-gsii nupiz.

Gus ni, vu neli nupiz, emm O piif vu fu ot vu gopf e nettowimz vemipvif opfowofaem xju ot tumwoph e qsucmin gus e meshi eafoipdi epf sofi vjios duevveomt.
 
O en puv opvisitvif op tumwoph e qsucmin gus e xofi eafoipdi.

O'n katv muuloph gus xusl-gsii nupiz.

Gus ni, vu neli nupiz, emm O piif vu fu ot vu gopf e nettowimz vemipvif opfowofaem xju ot tumwoph e qsucmin gus e meshi eafoipdi epf sofi vjios duevveomt.

Esi zua vemloph ecuav tvafzoph tvudlt ug dunqepoit vjev esi up vji duni aq? O'n e cov mutv ecuav xjev zua niep jisi.
 
Esi zua vemloph ecuav tvafzoph tvudlt ug dunqepoit vjev esi up vji duni aq? O'n e cov mutv ecuav xjev zua niep jisi.

O muul gus catopittit vjev esi sap cz uxpist xju jumf e meshi qisdipvehi ug tvudl vjintimwit. Vjip O xeov gus vji nesliv vu dsetj epf kanq op xovj vji ipvsiqsipias-op-djeshi epf sofi vjios duevveomt. O xsovi e cov ecuav vjot up nz xic tovi ev Kon Djauph
 
Jiz vjev't hsiev zua vuul vjev gostv tviq op cazoph e juati. Fof fuoph vjev neli ov ietois vu nuwi up vu pixis fiemt? O'n muuloph vu qasdjeti e namvo-apov et nz gostv juni vu kanq opvu SI opwitvoph jief up.

Vji jesfitv qesv ug epzvjoph op mogi ot tvesvoph...epf vjip qisjeqt tidupf vu vjev ot katv sofoph tunivjoph uav qetv vji miespoph daswi. Siem itvevi dep ci e wisz iyqiptowi miespoph daswi vu sofi, og zua esi vjoploph ug hivvoph opvu ov, O johjmz tahhitv zua gopf e nipvus (mudemmz ev ep SIO dmac us qisjeqt up vjot gusan), et e huuf upi ot xusvj vjios xiohjv op humf. Citv ug madl vu zua!
 
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