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d　up　each　day；　who　they　were；　and　any　ments　they　might　have。　Mike　and　I　averaged　9。50　per　week　over　a　threemonth　period。　We　paid　his　sister　1　a　week　and　allowed　her　to　read　the　ics　for　free；　which　she　rarely　did　since　she　was　always　studying。

Mike　and　F　kept　our　agreement　by　working　in　the　store　every　Saturday　and　collecting　all　the　ic　books　from　the　different　stores。　We　kept　our　agreement　to　the　distributor　by　not　selling　any　ic　books。　We　burned　them　once　they　got　too　tattered。　We　tried　opening　a　branch　office；　but　eone　as　dedicated　as　Mike's　sister　we　could　trust。

At　an　early　age；　we　found　out　how　hard　it　was　to　find　good　staff。

Three　months　after　the　library　first　opened；　a　fight　broke　out　in　the　room。　Some　bullies　from　another　neighborhood　pushed　their　way　in　and　started　it。　Mike's　dad　suggested　we　shut　down　the　business。　So　our　ic…book　business　shut　down；　and　we　stopped　working　on　Saturdays　at　the　convenience　store。　Anyway；　rich　dad　was　excited　because　he　had　new　things　he　wanted　to　teach　us。　He　was　happy　because　we　had　learned　our　first　lesson　so　well。　We　had　learned　to　have　money　work　for　us。　By　not　getting　paid　for　our　work　at　the　store；　we　were　forced　to　use　our　imaginations　to　identify　an　opportunity　to　make　money。　By　starting　our　own　business；　the　ic…book　library；　we　were　in　control　of　our　own　finances；　not　dependent　on　an　employer。　The　best　part　was　that　our　business　generated　money　for　us；　even　when　we　weren't　physically　there。　Our　money　work