I remember reading the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki. I was 17 and at high school. A friend of mine found me focused on it and he said, "I know this book, and if you read like that, it is going mess with your career and ruin your good academic background. This is Botswana not America" I laughed and assured him of my sanity. I enjoyed the book and finished reading.
So last week, as I was explaining Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to another friend of mine, a colleague in my Master of science Biotechnology class, she asked, "have you read Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki? No, I haven't. I said with a smile as I remembered my high school friend. To cut the story short, she offered to borrow the book and insisted I read it and be her financial advisor.
With that task coupled with my curiosity and passion for financial literacy, I have started reading the book and I really can't put it down. However, it keeps making regret choosing the career and want to turn the tables. So I have succumbed to the ideology of "Go to school and get a job" and be in the E or S quadrant. I keep asking that rhetorically. What if I had decided to follow Rich Dad's advice from my high school time?
Anyway, I haven't yet finished reading it but I'm beginning to see the value of investing. With the little I get, I am going to invest and one day I will tell a story. So I am going to explore all platforms to learn about investing because "Learning to invest is important because investing is the key to financial freedom." See Chapter 5.
