"RichDad,PoorDad"isapersonalfinanceclassicwrittenbyRobertKiyosaki.Thebookcontraststhefinancialphilosophiesofhistwo"fathers"–hisbiologicalfather(the"poordad")whofollowedtraditionalpathsofeducationandemployment,andhisbestfriend'sfather(the"richdad")whobuiltwealththroughentrepreneurshipandsmartinvesting.Throughengagingstorytelling,Kiyosakichallengesconventionalwisdomaboutmoney,work,andeducationwhileteachingfundamentalprinciplesoffinancialliteracy,assetbuilding,andwealthcreation.Thebookemphasizestheimportanceoffinancialeducation,understandingthedifferencebetweenassetsandliabilities,anddevelopingthemindsetneededtoachievefinancialindependence.Sinceitspublicationin1997,ithasbecomeoneofthemostinfluentialpersonalfinancebooksworldwide,sparkingbothpraiseforitsunconventionaladviceandcriticismforitscontroversialviewpoints.
