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rks；　so　they　spend　their　lives　working　for　money。

Because　I　was　only　9　years　old　when　I　started；　the　lessons　my　rich　dad　taught　me　were　simple。　And　when　it　was　all　said　and　done；　there　were　only　six　main　lessons；　repeated　over　30　years。　This　book　is　about　those　six　lessons；　put　as　simply　as　possible　as　my　rich　dad　put　forth　those　lessons　to　me。　The　lessons　are　not　meant　to　be　answers　but　guideposts。　Guideposts　that　will　assist　you　and　your　children　to　grow　wealthier　no　matter　what　happens　in　a　world　of　increasing　change　and　uncertainty。

Lesson　#1　The　Rich　Don't　Work　for　Money

Lesson　#2　Why　Teach　Financial　Literacy？

Lesson　#3　Mind　Your　own　Business

Lesson　#4　The　History　of　Taxes　and　the Power　of　Corporations

Lesson　#5　The　Rich　Invent　Money

Lesson　#6　Work　to　Learn　Don't　Work　for　Money

CHAPTER　TWO

Lesson　One：　The　Rich　Don't　Work　For　Money

〃Dad；　Can　You　Tell　Me　How　to　Get　Rich？〃

My　dad　put　down　the　evening　paper。　〃Why　do　you　want　to　get　rich；　son？〃

〃Because　today　Jimmy's　mom　drove　up　in　their　new　Cadillac；　and　they　were　going　to　their　beach　house　for　the　weekend。　He　took　three　of　his　friends；　but　Mike　and　I　weren't　invited。　They　told　us　we　weren't　invited　because　we　were　‘poor　kids'。〃

〃They　did？〃　my　dad　asked　incredulously。

〃Yeah；　they　did。〃　I　replied　in　a　hurt　tone。

My　dad　silently　shook　his　head；　pushed　his　glasses　up　the　bridge　of　his　nose　and　went　back　to　reading　the　paper。　I　stood　waiting　for　an　answer。

The　year　was　1956。　I　was　9　years　old。　By　some　twist　of　fate；　I　attended　the　same　public　school　where　the　rich　people　sent　their　kids。　We　were　primarily　a　sugar　plantation　town。　The　managers　of　the　plantation　and　the　other　affluent　people　of　the　town；　such