Rich Dad, Poor Dad 富爸爸，窮爸爸

Most parents would probably be extremely grateful to be shown an easy way to instill into their children an appreciation of the value of money and a better understanding of how to make it. According to some critics, they can find the answer by reading a new bestselling book by financial wizard Robert T. Kiyosaki.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad has the title of a novel rather than a how-to treatise, and indeed, much of the book is written in story form. Its central theme is summed up by the subtitle "What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not.? The author also strongly disparages the tendency of most people to work for money rather than "letting money work for them."

Kiyosaki illustrates his point in the first part of the book by narrating a story based on his childhood experiences. The title refers to the author's own highly educated father, the "poor dad" who always had to work hard to meet the family's needs; and the "rich dad", a neighbor who had dropped out of high school but whose financial acumen turned him into a multimillionaire.

The book has generated its share of negative feedback. For one thing, some reviewers have lashed out against its antieducation slant. All agree, though, that Kiyosaki is sound on the need to shake off a fearful, conservative mindset in order to make it big financially.

如果有個簡單的方法能幫助家長給孩子灌輸重視錢的價值，以及更好地了解掙錢的辦法，相信多數家長都會十分感激的。根據評論家的觀點，父母可以在一本由財經奇才羅伯特·T·清崎所著的暢銷書中找到答案。

《富爸爸，窮爸爸》有點像小說的書名，而不像是一部入門的專著。的確，書的大部分內容以故事的形式寫成。書的副標題——《富人教給孩子有關金錢的觀念和窮人與中產階級所教的相左》，歸納了該書的主題。作者也強烈蔑視大多數人為錢工作而不是“讓錢為人工作”的傾向。

清崎在書的第一部分根據自己童年的經歷講述故事來闡述他的觀點。書名中的“窮爸爸”是指他受過高等教育的父親，他為了滿足家庭的需求而努力工作； “富爸爸”則是指一位高中就輟學的鄰居，但其敏銳的理財眼光卻使他成為大富豪。

本書也得到一些負面的反饋。其中一些圖書評論家抨擊了該書的反教育傾向。不過，大家都認為清崎的主張是合理的，要賺大錢就必須先擺脫恐懼、保守的心態。