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