Second Chance by Robert T. Kiyosaki Summary
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In "Second Chance," Kiyosaki challenges conventional financial wisdom, revealing why the middle class is shrinking and how you can thrive despite a flawed monetary system. His controversial approach to debt as wealth-building tool has sparked financial revelations for countless entrepreneurs seeking freedom.
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When the Unthinkable Becomes Inevitable
What if everything you've been taught about money is designed to keep you poor? In 2002, a financial educator made a prediction so bold that mainstream media ridiculed him relentlessly: a catastrophic market crash would devastate millions around 2016. Six years later, as the Great Recession wiped out trillions in wealth and left families homeless, those warnings didn't seem so crazy anymore. This isn't just another story about getting rich-it's about understanding the invisible machinery that's been systematically transferring wealth from your pocket to theirs. And once you see it, you can never unsee it. Picture a young entrepreneur at the height of success, manufacturing rock and roll merchandise worldwide, yet feeling spiritually empty. That was Robert Kiyosaki in 1981 when he encountered Buckminster Fuller-the eccentric genius inventor who designed geodesic domes and predicted humanity's future. What happened next defied everything traditional education taught: Kiyosaki abandoned his lucrative business to study under Fuller, using collaborative mind-mapping sessions with colors and sketches instead of conventional note-taking. This "second chance school" revealed that sometimes you must release what you love to pursue what you're meant to do.
The Heist Hiding in Plain Sight and the Education That Enables It
The Invisible Forces Reshaping Reality and Our Evolutionary Emergency
Learning to See What Others Cannot in the Information Age
The Butterfly's Internal Revolution and Three Levels of Wealth
Flipping Everything You've Been Told About Money
Your Second Chance Starts Now in This Start-Up World
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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