Rich Dad's Rich Kid, Smart Kid : Giving Your Child a Financial Head Start

by Kiyosaki, Robert T.; Lechter, Sharon L.

• ISBN13: 9780446677486
• ISBN10: 0446677485
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

Growing up with two father figures, a Rich Dad and a Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki understood well the importance of financial planning. In this easy-to-read parenting guide, Kiyosaki and co-author Sharon Lechter design a step-by-step guide to moms and dads to explain to their children the basics of our financial economythe employees, the self-employed, the business owners, and the investors. The authors explain that providing children with financial problem-solving skills, can help to ensure a profitable future.

Table of Contents

Introduction Why Your Banker Does Not Ask You for Your Report Card	ix
Part I ``Money Is an Idea''
All Kids Are Born Rich Kids and Smart Kids	3	(6)
Is Your Child a Genius?	9	(20)
Give Your Children Power---Before You Give Them Money	29	(18)
If You Want to Be Rich, You Must Do Your Homework	47	(16)
How Many Winning Formulas Will Your Child Need?	63	(14)
Will Your Child Be Obsolete by Thirty?	77	(14)
Will Your Child Be Able to Retire Before Thirty?	91	(22)
Part II Money Does Not Make You Rich
My Banker Has Never Asked Me for My Report Card	113	(14)
Kids Learn by Playing	127	(14)
Why Savers Are Losers	141	(14)
The Difference Between Good and Bad Debt	155	(10)
Learning with Real Money	165	(10)
Other Ways to Increase Your Child's Financial IQ	175	(12)
What Is an Allowance For?	187	(16)
Part III Finding Your Child's Genius
How Do You Find Your Child's Natural Genius?	203	(26)
Success Is the Freedom to Be Who You Are	229	(8)
Conclusion The Most Important Job in the World	237	(4)
Appendix A Allowance or No Allowance: The Age-Old Battle	241	(8)
Appendix B Financial Field Trips: Money Exercises for Parents to Do with Their Children	249