Creating Wealth

Creating Wealth

Introduction

From a spiritual point of view, creating wealth is a natural part of life. Each of us is born with a unique gift which we can do better than anyone else on this planet. Discovering that talent, and aligning your mind, body and soul so that you are able to share your gift with others, and then never giving up, can bring tremendous prosperity.

In his book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", Robert Kiyosaki explains that we are all one skill set, one formula away from being rich. In this excellent book, Kiyosaki tells a simple true story - his own. He was "raised" by two dads - one rich and one middle class. Based on his experience, he outlines the differences between how rich and middle class parents teach their children about money.

He likes to emphasize that the rich understand that each moment you hold a dollar in your hands is a moment of financial power. You have the choice: will the dollar be spent on an asset or a liability? Your financial IQ will determine the answer.

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Financial Intelligence

Financial IQ has several principles. Here we will examine the difference between an asset and a liability. Rich people, Kiyosaki explains, buy assets, while poorer people buy liabilities and think they are assets. Assets put money in your pocket, liabilities take money from your pocket. Many well-intentioned middle class parents think of their house, for example as an asset. It is -- for the bank -- it earns interest for the bank from your loan. But for you, it is a liability as money flows out of your pocket in order to finance and repair your house. In his words:

“Money often makes obvious our tragic human flaws…if the cash-flow pattern running in your

head is to spend everything you get, most likely an increase in cash flow will just result in an increase

in spending. You will miss opportunities and you may be forced to work harder because your money

keeps blowing out your expense column."

“If you want to be rich, spend your life buying assets.

If you want to be poor, spend your life buying liabilities.”

I highly recommend "Rich Dad Poor Dad" because it makes complex financial issues easy to understand. Here is a table of some assets and liabilities:

Assets

Liabilities

stocks

bonds

royalty payments

real estate investment

owning a company

your house

your car

your possessions

your debt

You will notice that income from your job is not in the asset column. Your income requires that you be physically present to earn it, but your assets work for you.

The rich focus on their asset column not their income. And they are careful to use additional income to purchase more assets. In essence, Kiyosaki recommends that you keep your day job, keep your expenses low and find a formula to grow your assets.

What's in your mind determines what's in your hand

Kiyosaki experienced first hand, that different thought patterns produce different patterns of wealth. In his words: “The single most important asset we have is our mind. An untrained mind can also create poverty that lasts lifetimes by teaching it to their children."

For Kiyosaki, money is only an idea. So if you want more money you can simply change your thinking because "its what’s in your head that determines what’s in your hands”

Here is a simple table that compares some of the different ways that rich and middle class parents think and communicate with their children around the topics of money.

Topic	Poor Dad	Rich Dad
Money	Money doesn’t matter.	Money is Power.
Money	Love of money is the root of all evil.	Lack of money is the root of all evil
Afford it	I cant afford it	How can I afford it
Study	To find a good job	To own a good company
Dinner Talk	Forbade money as a topic	Encouraged talk of money
Children	I am poor because I have children	I must be rich because I have children
Financial Risk	Play it safe	Manage Risk
House	Biggest asset	Biggest Liability
Resume	Impressive resume	Strong business Plan
On being rich	I’ll never be rich	Even when broke, “I’m rich and rich people do this…”

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