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you to be rich. That’s also why this book is important. We’re putting in
simple terms how you can build a successful Midas Touch business so you
don’t end up like my friends—the restaurant owner, the real estate agent,
and the doctor.

Little Thing #6: Have fun learning

When I was about nine years old, my rich dad began teaching his son and
me about money using the game of Monopoly. In other words, rich dad
made learning fun, challenging, and interesting. Today, I am a rich man
because I had fun playing Monopoly as a kid.

In 1984, the year I decided to stop being a manufacturer of wallets, I
became a teacher who taught business, investing, and entrepreneurship

using many different games. Kim and I spent 10 years becoming pretty
good at using games as educational tools.

In 1996, before there was a Rich Dad Poor Dad book, we launched our
game CASHFLOW 101. Today, that game is played all over the world in
about 15 languages.

It is successful because people have fun learning about finances with play
money. Once they play the game, many go on to learn about more financial
subjects they are interested in.

There are now board games and online games for CASHFLOW 101 and the
advanced CASHFLOW 202 as well as games for kids. There are free or
low-cost CASHFLOW game challenges all over the world. Using games
helps us keep a complex and boring subject simple and fun. Simple and
fun is Rich Dad’s little thing that counts.

Two Lessons from Military School

As you now know, Donald and I both went to military schools. He attended
the New York Military Academy, and I attended the U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy, also in New York. I believe military schools give us both an
unfair advantage in the world of business.

Unlike traditional schools, there is a strong emphasis in military schools
on mission, leadership skills, team skills, courage, focus and discipline.

The following two lessons from the academy have served me well in
business.