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1、RichDad,PoorDadINTRODUCTIONThereisaNeedDoesschoolpreparechildrenfortherealworld?"Studyhardandgetgoodgradesandyouwillfindahigh-payingjobwithgreatbenefits,"myparentsusedtosay.Theirgoalinlifewastoprovideacollegeeducationformyoldersisterandme,sothatwewouldhavethegrea
2、testchanceforsuccessinlife.WhenIfinallyearnedmydiplomain1976-graduatingwithhonors,andnearthetopofmyclass,inaccountingfromFloridaStateUniversity-myparentshadrealizedtheirgoal.Itwasthecrowningachievementoftheirlives.Inaccordancewiththe"MasterPlan,"Iwashiredbya"Big8
3、"accountingfirm,andIlookedforwardtoalongcareerandretirementatanearlyage.Myhusband,Michael,followedasimilarpath.Webothcamefromhard-workingfamilies,ofmodestmeansbutwithstrongworkethics.Michaelalsograduatedwithhonors,buthedidittwice:firstasanengineerandthenfromlawsc
4、hool.HewasquicklyrecruitedbyaprestigiousWashington,D.C.,lawfirmthatspecializedinpatentlaw,andhisfutureseemedbright,careerpathwell-definedandearlyretirementguaranteed.Althoughwehavebeensuccessfulinourcareers,theyhavenotturnedoutquiteasweexpected.Webothhavechangedp
5、ositionsseveraltimes-foralltherightreasons-buttherearenopensionplansvestingonourbehalf.Ourretirementfundsaregrowingonlythroughourindividualcontributions.MichaelandIhaveawonderfulmarriagewiththreegreatchildren.AsIwritethis,twoareincollegeandoneisjustbeginninghighs
6、chool.Wehavespentafortunemakingsureourchildrenhavereceivedthebesteducationavailable.Onedayin1996,oneofmychildrencamehomedisillusionedwithschool.Hewasboredandtiredofstudying."WhyshouldIputtimeintostudyingsubjectsIwillneveruseinreallife?"heprotested.Withoutthinking
7、,Iresponded,"Becauseifyoudon'tgetgoodgrades,youwon'tgetintocollege.""RegardlessofwhetherIgotocollege,"hereplied,"I'mgoingtoberich.""Ifyoudon'tgraduatefromcollege,youwon'tgetagoodjob,"Irespondedwithatingeofpanicandmotherlyconcern."Andifyoudon'thaveagoodjob,howdoyo
8、uplantogetrich?"Mysonsmirkedandslowlyshookhisheadwithmildboredom.Wehavehadthistalkmanytimesbefore.Heloweredhisheadandrolledhiseyes.Mywordsofmotherlywisdomweref
