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88 I CHAPTER SIX

                                                I don't know anyone who likes to live below their means, at least not
                                                amongst my friends. The people I know want to enjoy life, and we do enjoy
                                                life. We play to win and we dowin. You win, and you enjoy life. That's why
                                                you and I sell more books and draw bigger crowds when we teach. People
                                                like winners."

                                                    "Most other financial experts are telling people to play it safe, to live
                                                below their means.They're telling people that investing is risky and that they
                                                need to save and avoid losing. These experts aren't focusing on winning.
                                                They're focusing on not losing," I added.
                                                    "There's a very big difference," said Donald.
                                                    All I did was nod. For years, ever since RichDad Poor Dad came OUt,

                                                many people, including journalists, often said that what I talked about was
                                                too risky.Yet to me, what most people were doingwas far riskier. In a world
                                                ofless and lessjob security, it seemed foolish to count on job security. With
                                                the stock market booming and busting, taking trillions of dollars from
                                                unsuspecting investors, it seemed foolish to count on the stock market for
                                                financial security. And with our school systems teaching students little to
                                                nothing abour money, it seemed risky to simply count on a good education
                                                as being adequate.
                                                    It made me reflect back upon mylife, to the defining moments in my life
                                                when I decided that I would play the game of money to win, rather than
                                                play the game not to lose.
                                                    "You know, we don't invest in the same investments most people invest
                                                in," said Donald. "Isn't it ironic that the investments most people think are
                                                safe are really risky?"
                                                    I simply nodded.
                                                    "There's somethingelse,"said Donald. "Youand I look at making money
                                                as a game. We have fun. We enjoy the game. Sometimes we lose, but mainly
                                                we win. We have fun."
                                                    "It is fun," I said. "I love the game."
                                                    "Bur most people don't see making money as a game," said Donald.
                                                "They think ofit as life and death, winners and losers."
                                                    "Survival," I said. "Astruggle for life itself,which iswhy they are terrified
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