第10部分(第3/8 頁)

Our　school　system；　having　been　created　in　the　Agrarian　Age；　still　believes　in　homes　with　no　foundation。　Dirt　floors　are　still　the　rage。　So　kids　graduate　from　school　with　virtually　no　financial　foundation。　One　day；　sleepless　and　deep　in　debt　in　suburbia；　living　the　American　Dream；　they　decide　that　the　answer　to　their　financial　problems　is　to　find　a　way　to　get　rich　quick。

Construction　on　the　skyscraper　begins。　It　goes　up　quickly；　and　soon；　instead　of　the　Empire　State　Building；　we　have　the　Leaning　Tower　of　Suburbia。　The　sleepless　nights　return。

As　for　Mike　and　me　in　our　adult　years；　both　of　our　choices　were　possible　because　we　were　taught　to　pour　a　strong　financial　foundation　when　we　were　just　kids。

Now；　accounting　is　possibly　the　most　boring　subject　in　the　world。　It　also　could　be　the　most　confusing。　But　if　you　want　to　be　rich；　long　term；　it　could　be　the　most　important　subject。　The　question　is；　how　do　you　take　a　boring　and　confusing　subject　and　teach　it　to　kids？　The　answer　is；　make　it　simple。　Teach　it　first　in　pictures。

My　rich　dad　poured　a　strong　financial　foundation　for　Mike　and　me。　Since　we　were　just　kids；　he　created　a　simple　way　to　teach　us。　For　years　he　only　drew　pictures　and　used　words。　Mike　and　I　understood　the　simple　drawings；　the　jargon；　the　movement　of　money；　and　then　in　later　years；　rich　dad　began　adding　numbers。　Today；　Mike　has　gone　on　to　master　much　more　plex　and　sophisticated　accounting　analysis　because　he　has　had　to。　He　has　a　billi