I read Rich Dad/Poor Dad some years ago and initially was pretty impressed by it, although I couldn't help thinking he made it sound so easy. I had the feeling then he wasn't telling the whole truth. However when I learned that Kiyosaki was heavily involved in MLM and especially an Amway spinoff, I lost respect for him. People, if it is too good to be true then it isn't. Lea
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Must mention that I read most of that book some years ago. Parts of it seemed very convincing. But I noticed that unlike other books on personal investment, Rich Dad Poor Dad had a heavy effect on my attitude. I felt myself becoming greedy, ruthless, depressed, and anxious. Ditched the book.
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RICH DAD-DY NIGHTMARES Thinking of spending thousands on a “Rich Dad” Training Course? So did we - and we did. And we were ripped off. Now the "Rich Dad people" won't refund our money, even after we clearly explained what lies were given to us and exactly how these statements were proven to be lies. The responses they gave back were very unprofessional, disingenuous and simp
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Murdoch is getting most of the press attention right now. That means carpetbagging Yanks/septics can slip in and evade attention because the press is focusing on the scandal. Push hard for an investigation.
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The b'stard is about to peddle his scam in the UK, especially in London. Yahoo Mail keeps advertising his seminars. Unfortunately emails to abuse@yahoo.co.uk remain ignored. However the local press has been warned. Maybe they'll do a journalistic investigation and expose of his rip-offs.
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June 1, 2011: Its still happening. I lost $36K, my self esteem and most importantly MY TIME. I was dupped by Millionare Lee Escobar www.leeescobar.com Why does Chaplain get off SCAMMING poor people? Using his calling to gain your trust, calling poor people LOSERS? Telling us to Shut Up and Sit Down! I may not be like Lee Escobar (Bent-Lee), but atleast I have my morals. tag words
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Guy Finley has set up even more websites, they are all over the place. And the "free" stuff. Its not free. Advertising is not free, it has a purpose. Guy Finley is weaving a web on the web. A spiders web with shiny promises to lure you in is not free. All this content put out by Guy Finley has a purpose, to bring people into Guy Finley's spell. Then later, those who get lure
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QuoteThe Anticult ___________quote______________ www.harmonicwealthweekend.com/index.php?goal=1 "I've shared the stage and presented with the top success and self-improvement experts in the country—including such notables as: Zig Ziglar, Robert Schuller, Robert Kiyosaki, Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley, Howard Putnam, Jack Canfield and John Gray. On top of that, some of t
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James Ray has put shilling from Jack Canfield on this webpage. www.harmonicwealthweekend.com/index.php?goal=1 "Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul sharing about the Harmonic Wealth Weekend. MORE VIDEOS · Bob Scheinfeld · Janet Attwood · Bill Harris · Pete Bissonette · Marci Shimoff · Hale Dwoskin He also talks openly about doing the basic NLP process, without using the
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That is a very popular and crooked technique these mega-salespeople scammers use in LGAT seminars. Its called the YES SET. They get a small yes, and build from there. They also use bullying tactics to manipulate people, as shown. Once he has your credit card number, they are half-way there, the people have written their number on the company order form, and then the company will keep that. Ho
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The video is EXCELLENT. Very revealing. I wish more stations, and US stations, would do reports like this. Kiyosaki, like Wayne Dyer, had PBS special a few years ago. I simply do not understand why PBS keeps promoting this dangerous drivel.
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This is how Kevin Hogan advertises himself on his website. www.kevinhogan.com/biography.htm Kevin Hogan, Psy.D. Kevin Hogan does not have a real Psy.D (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology). Here's another guy making it up, to try to gain more Authority. He has to prove all the claims he makes, with specific places, dates, and names. And then those have to be checked and verified.
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Thanks for the clarification, Yakaru. On re-reading I probably put too much hope and optimism into this! A few more gentle reminders from concerned citizens would not go amiss.
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Clarification to Stoic's comment - I left a comment at Salty Droid's site about a message I received from from the San Diego Police Dept. They didn't say anything to indicate they may reopen Colleen Conaway's case, and said simply "at the moment it is classified as suicide". They do seem to know the facts. From the wording it seems completely clear that they d
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Gleaned this latest info from Salty Droid's site, saltydroid. info the Angel Valley site owners speaking out in rebuttal to DeathRays self-exculpatory PR piece: Angel Valley interview Angel Valley interview 2 Angel Valley Video interview Also of possible interest to anyone following this story is that San Diego law enforcement are now in contact with Arizona law enforcement (a
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www.ripoffreport.com Results: Rich Dad Education Approximately 40 Reports Found Rich Dad Education Tigrent Learning scamming individuals to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars Salt Lake City, Utah Rich Dad Education Scam Wealth Intelligence Academy Whitney -- How You Can Try For A Refund Rich Dad Education Scam Wealth Intelligence Academy make it impossible for refund but t
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Here is a way to curb these deceptive LGAT seminars and their deceptive sales tactics and advertising claims. Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad) went into business with Whitney Information Network (Russ Whitney) and they use the same basic seminar sales-structure as James Arthur Ray. Short "free" seminar, where they upsell to a seminar costing $500, then very high-pressure tactics to semin
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How Rich Dad seminars work In 2006, Kiyosaki and his company teamed up with Cape Coral, Florida-based Whitney Information Network to deliver “Rich Dad Education Seminars”. The usual structure for these seminars is first a “free” two-hour event where participants are encouraged to sign up for a second three-day event for $500. Then, at that event participants are further encouraged to sign
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There is a brand new link being passed around about a TV show that is online to watch, that sent a hidden camera into a Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad scaminar. They even get people to try to raise their credit card limits on coffee breaks to $100,000, and then push them to buy seminars costing $45,000. If anyone raises objections, they kick them out of the seminar, using very harsh LGAT style sem
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There is a new link being passed around about a TV show that is online to watch, that sent a hidden camera into a Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad scaminar. They even get people to try to raise their credit card limits on coffee breaks to $100,000, and then push them to buy seminars costing $45,000. Robert Kiyosaki gets caught red-handed and his response is very enlightening, he is a very savvy fast
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QUOTE EXCERPT ___________________________________ Summary Rich Dad, Poor Dad is one of the dumbest financial advice books I have ever read. It contains many factual errors and numerous extremely unlikely accounts of events that supposedly occurred. Kiyosaki is a salesman and a motivational speaker. He has no financial expertise and won’t disclose his supposed real estate or other invest
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QuoteSideOfBaconKiyosaki shared a couple ideas that helped me see money in a new way. I was busy trying to vaguely become "rich" when I learned what it really takes to become financially free... big difference, actually. Anyways, I don't know much about the guy's religious views. But, I do know that his business knowledge is good and his marketing is excellent. Again,
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Kiyosaki shared a couple ideas that helped me see money in a new way. I was busy trying to vaguely become "rich" when I learned what it really takes to become financially free... big difference, actually. Anyways, I don't know much about the guy's religious views. But, I do know that his business knowledge is good and his marketing is excellent.
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Yet Time Magazine had an article and Q&A last week regarding making money and being an entrepreneur in a tough economy.
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read this website below, which details the endless lies and frauds by Kiyosaki. Also, this forum has other threads about Kiyosaki, search for his name. Kiyosaki is literally a blatant, proven, scam-artist. His ideas are horrible, and this website below shows how many of them are even illegal. John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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I wouldn't disregard someone's information or knowledge solely based upon their spiritual beliefs. Sounds pretty prejudice to me. Also, you're pretty foolish if you don't agree that the US public school system is pretty far behind and doesn't teach our children much of anything useful through practical application.
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Alot of the history of Money and You has been written on this site - Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki Exposed Briefly from memory, Marshall Thurber (an est graduate) created M & Y with the help of a psychologist Georgi Lozanov who devised the games and teaching style. Then Robert Kiyosaki and DC Cordova took it over around 1985. Apparently Kiyosaki was also a est grad. Then a
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Robert Kiyosaki is running a flat out LGAT scam of the highest order, and some even call him a con-artist. There were some various threads about him here before... Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Academy - Rich Dad Education Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki Exposed Robert Kiyosaki EST Money and You
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Excellent article. Like I said I don't agree with everything Kiyosaki says. Like I alleuded to earlier about him telling people common sense stuff. Just like in LGAT's these guys take common sense repackage it into something bright and shiny and sell it back to people, people who are usually desperate. Since he has a connection to the Money and You stuff, that makes me question h
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Education?
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