Monthly Investor Book Review. “Rich Dad Poor Dad” has traveled with…

“Rich Dad Poor Dad” has traveled with us for nearly three decades — a battered companion on our journey towards financial wisdom. I still remember the first time we pulled it off the shelf, all new and crisp. But now, its spine is creased, its pages marked with eager notes, each one reflecting hope and curiosity about what it really meant to be an entrepreneur or investor.

In our home, it wasn’t just a book — it was more like a mentor, quietly whispering lessons at every turn. David, ever the entrepreneur, would underline passages late at night. I’d leaf through in the mornings, searching for nuggets to apply to my understanding of business and management. The story resonated with both of us: Robert Kiyosaki growing up guided by not one, but two dads — his biological father, steady in his government job and cautious with money, and his friend’s father, the ‘Rich Dad’, who seemed to view the world through a completely different lens.

We saw ourselves in those contrasts. Like Poor Dad, our upbringing was safe, practical, and focused on education. But as we tagged quotes and highlighted text, Rich Dad’s voice grew louder — teaching us to look past conventional thinking. “Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions.” It struck a nerve during the earliest investments, helping us stay steady when the market flickered and trends tempted us to chase…