And while I am glad people have been getting richer and richer； I only caution that in the long run； it's not how much you make； it's how much you keep； and how many generations you keep it。
So when people ask； 〃Where do I get started？〃 or 〃Tell me how to get rich quick；〃 they often are greatly disappointed with my answer。 I simply say to them what my rich dad said back to me when I was a little kid。 〃If you want to be rich； you need to be financially literate。〃
That idea was drummed into my head every time we were together。 As I said； my educated dad stressed the importance of reading books； while my rich dad stressed the need to master financial literacy。
If you are going to build the Empire State Building； the first thing you need to do is dig a deep hole and pour a strong foundation。 If you are going to build a home in the suburbs； all you need to do is pour a 6…inch slab of concrete。 Most people； in their drive to get rich； are trying to build an Empire State Building on a 6…inch slab。
Our school system； having been created in the Agrarian Age； still believes in homes with no foundation。 Dirt floors are still the rage。 So kids graduate from school with virtually no financial foundation。 One day； sleepless and deep in debt in suburbia； living the American Dream； they decide that the answer to their financial problems is to find a way to get rich quick。
Construction on the skyscraper begins。 It goes up quickly； and soon； instead of the Empire State Building； we have the Leaning Tower of Suburbia。 The sleepless nights return。
As for Mike and me in our adult years； both of our choices were possible because we were taught to pour a strong financial foundation when we were just kids。
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