| Especially after all the tax and other deductions are taken outAt least you got 100 percent
"You mean most workers don't get paid everything?" I asked with amazement
"Heavens no!" said rich dad"The government always takes its share first
"How do they do that
"Taxes," said rich dad"You're taxed when you earnYou're taxed when you spendYou're taxed when you saveYou're taxed when you die
"Why do people let the government do that to them?"
"The rich don't," said rich dad with a smile"The poor and the middle class doI'll bet you that I earn more louis vuitton monogram canvas galliera pm than your dad, yet he pays more in taxes
"How can that be?" I askedAs a 9-year-old boy, that made no sense to me"Why would someone let the government do that to them?"
Rich dad sat there in silenceI guess he wanted me to listen instead of jabber away at the mouth
Finally, I calmed downI did not like what I had heardI knew my dad complained constantly about paying so much in taxes, but really did nothing about itWas that life pushing him around?
Rich dad rocked slowly and silently in his chair, just looking at me
"Ready to learn?" he asked
I omega chronograph watches nodded my head slowly
"As I said, there is a lot to learnLearning how to have money work for you is a lifetime studyMost people go to college for four years, and their education endsI already know that my study of money will continue over my lifetime, simply because the more I Find out, the more I find out I need to knowMost people never study the subjectThey go to work, get their paycheck, balance their checkbooks, and that's itOn top of that, they wonder why they have money problemsThen, they think that more money will solve the problemFew realize chanel paper bag that it's their lack of financial education that is the problem
"So my dad has tax problems because he doesn't understand money?" I asked, confused
"Look," said rich dad"Taxes are just one small section on learning how to have money work for youToday, I just wanted to find out if you still have the passion to learn about moneyThey want to go to school, learn a profession, have fun at their work, and earn lots of moneyOne day they wake up with big money problems, and then they can't stop workingThat's the price of only knowing how to work for money prada fairy instead of studying how to have money work for youSo do you still have the passion to learn?" asked rich dad
"Good," said rich dad"Now get back to workThis time, I will pay you nothing
"What?" I asked in amazementYou will work the same three hours every
Saturday, but this time you will not be paid 10 cents per hourYou said you wanted to learn to not work for money, so I'm not going to pay you anything
I couldn't believe what I was hearing
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