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nged when he did not approve of them。
Here was a man who had not gone along with the crowd。 He was a man who did his own thinking and detested the words; 〃We have to do it this way because thats the way everyone else does it。〃 He also hated the word 〃cant。〃 If you wanted him to do something; just say; 〃I dont think
you can do it。〃
Mike and I learned more sitting at his meetings than we did in all our years of school; college included。 Mikes dad was not school educated; but he was financially educated and successful as a result。 He use to tell us over and over again。 〃An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than they are。〃 So Mike and I had the benefit of spending hours listening to and; in the process; learning From
intelligent people。
But because of this; both Mike and I just could not go along with the standard dogma that our teachers preached; And that caused the problems。 Whenever the teacher said; 〃If you dont get good grades; you wont do well in the real world;〃 Mike and I just raised our eyebrows。 When we were told to follow set procedures and not deviate from the rules; we could see how this schooling process actually discouraged creativity。 We started to understand why our rich dad told us that schools were designed to produce good employees instead of employers。
Occasionally Mike or I would ask our teachers how what we studied was applicable; or we asked why we never studied money and how it worked。 To the later question; we often got the answer that money was not important; that if we excelled in our education; the money would follow。
The more we knew about the power of money; the more distant we grew from the teachers and our classmates。
My highly educated dad never pressured me about my grades。 I often wondered why。 But we did begin to argue about money。 By the time I was 16; I probably had a far better foundation with money than both my mom and dad。 I could keep books; I listened to tax accountants; corporate attorneys; bankers; real estate brokers; investors and so forth。 My dad talked to teachers。
One day; my dad was telling me why our home was his greatest investment。 A not…too…pleasant argument took place when I showed him why I thought a house was not a good investment。
The following diagram illustrates the difference in perception between my rich dad and my poor dad when it came to their homes。 One dad thought his house was an asset; and the other dad thought it was a liability。
I remember when I drew a diagram for my dad showing him the direction of cash flow。 I also showed him the ancillary expenses that went along with owning the home。 A bigger home meant bigger expenses; and the cash flow kept going out through the expense column。
Today; I am still challenged on the idea of a house not being an asset。 And 1 know that for many people; it is their dream as well as their largest investment。 And owning your own home is better than nothing。 I simply offer an alternate way of looking at this popular dogma。 If my wife and I were to buy a bigger; more flashy house we realize it would not be an asset; it would be a liability; since it would take money out of
our pocket。
So here is the argument I put forth。 I really do not expect most people to agree with it because a nice home is an emotional thing。 And when it es to money; high emotions tend to lower financial intelligence。 1 know from personal experience that money has a way of making every decision emotional。
1。 When it es to houses; I point out that most people work all their lives paying for a home they never own。 In other words; most people buy a new house every so many years; each time incurring a new 30…year loan to pay off the previous one。
2。 Even though people receive a tax deduction for interest on mortgage payments; they pay for all their other expenses with after…tax dollars。 Even after they pay off their mortgage。
3。 Property taxes。 My wifes parents were shocked when the property taxes on their home went to 1;000 a month。 This was after they had retired; so the increase put a strain on their retirement budget; and they felt forced to move。
4 Houses do not always go up in value。 In 1997; I still have friends who owe a million dollars for a home that will today sell for only 700;000。
5。 The greatest losses of all are those from missed opportunities。 If all your money is tied up in your house; you may be forced to work harder because your money continues blowing out of the expense column; instead of adding to the asset column; the classic middle class cash flow pattern。 If a young couple would put more money into their asset column early on; their later years would get easier; especially as they prepared to send their children to college。 Their assets would have grown and would be available to help cover expenses。 All too often; a house only serves as a vehicle for incurring a home…equity loan to pay for mounting expenses。 In summary; the end result in making a decision to own a house that is too expensive in lieu of starting an investment portfolio early on impacts an individual in at least the following three ways:
1。 Loss of time; during which other assets could have grown in value。
2。 Loss of additional capital; which could have been invested instead of paying for high…maintenance expenses related directly to the home。
3。 Loss of education。 Too often; people count their house; savings and retirement plan as all they have in their asset column。 Because they have no money to invest; they simply do not invest。 This costs them investment experience。 Most never bee what the investment world calls a 〃sophisticated investor。〃 And the best investments are usually first sold to 〃sophisticated investors;〃 who then turn around and sell them to the people playing it safe。 I am not saying dont buy a house。 I am saying; understand the difference between an asset and a liability。 When I want a bigger house; I first buy assets that will generate the cash flow to pay for the house。
My educated dads personal financial statement best demonstrates the life of someone in the rat race。 His expenses seem to always keep up with his ine; never allowing him to invest in assets。 As a result; his liabilities; such as his mortgage and credit card debts are larger than his assets。 The following picture is worth a thousand words:
Educated Dads Financial Statement
Ine=Expense
Asset 《 Liability
My rich dads personal financial statement; on the other hand; reflects the results of a life dedicated to investing and minimizing liabilities:
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