had　friends　who　have　had　their　businesses　shut　down　and　destroyed；　only　to　find　out　it　was　a　mistake　on　the　part　of　the　government。　I　realize　all　that。　But　the　price　of　working　from　January　to　mid…May　is　a　high　price　to　pay　for　that　intimidation。　My　poor　dad　never　fought　back。　My　rich　dad　didn't　either。　He　just　played　the　game　smarter；　and　he　did　it　through　corporations…the　biggest　secret　of　the　rich。

You　may　remember　the　first　lesson　I　learned　from　my　rich　dad。　I　was　a　little　boy　of　9　who　had　to　sit　and　wait　for　him　to　choose　to　talk　to　me。　I　often　sat　in　his　office　waiting　for　him　to　〃get　to　me。〃　He　was　ignoring　me　on　purpose。 He　wanted　me　to　recognize　his　power　and　desire　to　have　that　power　for　myself　one　day。　For　all　the　years　I　studied　J　and　learned　from　him；　he　always　reminded　me　that　knowledge　was　power。　And　with　money　es　great　power　that　requires　the　right　knowledge　to　keep　it　and　make　it　multiply。　Without　that　knowledge；　the　world　pushes　you　around。 Rich　dad　constantly　reminded　Mike　and　me　that　the　biggest　bully　was　not　the　boss　or　the　supervisor；　but　the　tax　man。　The　tax　man　will　always　take　more　if　you　let　him。

The　first　lesson　of　having　money　work　for　me；　as　opposed　to　working　for　money；　is　really　all　about　power。　If　you　work　for　money；　you　give　the　power　up　to　your　employer。　If　your　money　works　for　you；　you　keep　and　control　the　power。

Once　we　had　this　knowledge　of　the　power　of　money　working　for　us；　he　wanted　us　to　be　financially　smart　and　not　let　bullies　push　us　around。　You　need　to　know　the　law　and　how　the　system　works。　If　you're　ignorant；　it　is　easy　to　be　bullied。　If　you　know　what　you're　talking　about；　you　have　a　fighting　chance。　That　is　why　he　paid　so　much　for　smart　tax　accountants　and　attorneys。　It　was　less　expensive　to　pay　them　t