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　a　lot　if　we　tuned　in　more。　One　day　not　long　ago；　I　plained　to　my　wife　that　the　cleaners　must　have　shrunk　my　pants。　My　wife　gently　smiled　and　poked　me　in　the　stomach　to　inform　me　that　the　pants　had　not　shrunk；　something　else　had　expanded　me！

The　game　CASHFLOW　was　designed　to　give　every　player　personal　feedback。　Its　purpose　is　to　give　you　options。　If　you　draw　the　boat　card　and　it　puts　you　into　debt；　the　question　is；　〃Now　what　can　you　do？〃　How　many　different　financial　options　can　you　e　up　with？　That　is　the　purpose　of　the　game：　to　teach　players　to　think　and　create　new　and　various　financial　options。

I　have　watched　this　game　played　by　more　than　1；000　people。　The　people　who　get　out　of　the　〃Rat　Race〃　in　the　game　the　quickest　are　the　people　who　understand　numbers　and　have　creative　financial　minds。　They　recognize　different　financial　options。 People　who　take　the　longest　are　people　who　are　not　familiar　with　numbers　and　often　do　not　understand　the　power　of　investing。　Rich　people　are　often　creative　and　take　calculated　risks。

There　have　been　people　playing　CASHFLOW　who　gain　lots　of　money　in　the　game；　but　they　don't　know　what　to　do　with　it。　Most　of　them　have　not　been　financially　successful　in　real　life　either。　Everyone　else　seems　to　be　getting　ahead　of　them；　even　though　they　have　money。　And　that　is　true　in　real　life。　There　are　a　lot　of　people　who　have　a　lot　of　money　and　do　not　get　ahead　financially。

CHAPTER　SEVEN

Lesson　Six：Work　to　Learn　… Don't　Work　for