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myself　first；　I　get　financially　stronger；　mentally　and　fiscally。〃

Rich　dad　nodded。

〃And　if　I　pay　myself　last；　or　not　at　all；　I　get　weaker。　So　people　like　bosses；　managers；　tax　collectors；　bill　collectors　and　landlords　push　me　around　all　my　life。　Just　because　I　don't　have　good　money　habits。〃

Rich　dad　nodded。 〃Just　like　the　96…pound　weakling。〃

Reason　No。　5。　Arrogance。　Arrogance　is　ego　plus　ignorance。　I 〃What　I　know　makes　me　money。　What　I　don't　know　loses　me　money。　Every　time　I　have　been　arrogant；　I　have　lost　money。　Because　when　I'm　arrogant；　I　truly　believe　that　what　I　don't　know　is　not　important；〃　rich　dad　would　often　tell　me。

I　have　found　that　many　people　use　arrogance　to　try　to　hide　their　own　ignorance。　It　often　happens　when　I　am　discussing　financial　statements　with　accountants　or　even　other　investors。

They　try　to　bluster　their　way　through　the　discussion。　It　is　clear　to　me　that　they　don't　know　what　they're　talking　about。　They're　not　lying；　but　they　are　not　telling　the　truth。

There　are　many　people　in　the　world　of　money；　finances　and　investments　who　have　absolutely　no　idea　what　they're　talking　about。　Most　people　in　the　money　industry　are