[hchang]

The past couple of days I've been hearing ads on the Beat 94.5 of free seminars happening in the Vancouver area these couple of days I believe.

Registration may be too late now or the events may already be over, but I was just wondering if anybody has personally experienced this/attended this/ or done this?

I googled Rich Dad Poor Dad and basically found that in the end they offer a sales pitch, of a $1000 course they're offering for $395 or something if you sign up tonight.

But in the end Robert Kiyosaki (The author/mastermind behind Rich Dad Poor Dad) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kiyosaki
does not show you tips on how to succeed, but its more of a motivational type of thing, teaching you to make your money work for you, and not you working for your money.

There's apparently board games and stuff that he makes and sells, and courses can go up to $40,000.

Common sense makes me think that this is absolutely a big scam, cause the person who's making the most off this is, obviously, Robert Kiyosaki.

Any comments/thoughts/personal experiences?
Or have any of you guys even heard of this?

[Jackygor]

Follow your common sense.

[fishing666]

well it's free..
if u got nothing better to do why not go for the show

and then check how much money u spent when u get home lol
see if robert is really good at making money

[JKam]

didn't you fall for that amway shit and think it was legit after going to the thing in seattle too?

Learn your lesson. Listen to Revscene.

[impactX]

Perfect Water

[hchang]

didn't you fall for that amway shit and think it was legit after going to the thing in seattle too?

Learn your lesson. Listen to Revscene.

Yes but if you read my post on this thread I think this one's a complete scam.

And for whoever is interested, I ended up doing amway, and it's been going a lot better than I expected.

[1exotic]

Hello my name is Arthur Gates.

We are a East Vancouver based company that sells ultra super clean water. Come to our seminar that will be displayed infront of the East Hastings public library.

Come and hear some of our successful business stories of people going from $8/h to millionars!

BECOME AN ULTRA SUPER CLEAN WATER ENTREPRENEUR TODAY!

visist www.ultrasupercleanwater.com

[hchang]

Hello my name is Arthur Gates.

We are a East Vancouver based company that sells ultra super clean water. Come to our seminar that will be displayed infront of the East Hastings public library.

Come and hear some of our successful business stories of people going from $8/h to millionars!

BECOME AN ULTRA SUPER CLEAN WATER ENTREPRENEUR TODAY!

visist www.ultrasupercleanwater.com

I really wonder when Revscene can actually go a full thread with only mature comments.

[Jgresch]

heres a mature comment.

Google search rich dad poor dad. I read one of the books, there are obviously a ton of flaws to his logic, and you can find a ton of info online as to who he really is and what is fact/fiction abotu semminars/books.

[1exotic]

oh that's right

you are perfect water entrepreneur

sorry :troll:

[?NR]

there are no free lunches on this world.

[Drow]

my dad mentioned rich dad poor dad to me before, and recommended me to read the book

the things they teach you in the book or in the course are probably going to be useful, but in the end, whether you succeed or not depends on you, not the book.

[Gridlock]

I went to the Donald Trump associated one at Canada Place about 2-3 years ago. Basically, it was a bunch of wannabe rich yups on stage pimpin' their books and tapes.

They got better as the day went on. This one dude in a cheap suit, who I figured made about 75k that weekend was selling this mentor program. Total bullshit. He built everyone up like he was selling Jesus and soon as he said the tills were open, there was a line of people spending a tick under 1k to buy in. I watched his pitch, and I can tell you that no one knew what the hell they were buying.

The day wasn't a total loss. There was a guy in the afternoon that was involved in Real Estate and he was good. Didn't come across like a douche. I found what he was talking about quite fascinating, and he had a room set up upstairs where he'd talk as long as there were people to talk to.

Basically, you need to keep your wits about you...leave the mastercard at home and be prepared to wade through the bullshit.

[Preemo]

I really wonder when Revscene can actually go a full thread with only mature comments.

You joined in Feb 2010?

...

Dood ...

When you have been around for as long as I have, you'll never see a clean thread.

Well ... I lied. Maybe in the photography forums.

[Presto]

I guess there could be some useful tidbits of information, but really, if you are easily coerced into bullshit scams, then it's best to stay away. It'll only make your wallet lighter.


EDIT: forgot to :facepalm:

[ryany]

I went to the seminar before with a friend. I thought it was pretty bogus. You see people in the middle of the seminar start walking to the back "signing up" but you can tell its fake.

Like I told my friend, if you know how to get rich, why would you tell others? It doesn't make any sense.

You do get a 1GB usb for free though!

[Manic!]

It's a scam.

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/road_to_rich_dad/main.html

[BaoXu]

its not a scam. its one of those ra-ra seminars... gets you really pumped up, but only a few people really know the truth of what's going on

its like those real estate seminars that happen once in a while

[skyxx]

there are no free lunches on this world.

Yeah there is, I just got free lunch today! :D

[Culture_Vulture]

The past couple of days I've been hearing ads on the Beat 94.5 of free seminars happening in the Vancouver area these couple of days I believe.

Registration may be too late now or the events may already be over, but I was just wondering if anybody has personally experienced this/attended this/ or done this?

I googled Rich Dad Poor Dad and basically found that in the end they offer a sales pitch, of a $1000 course they're offering for $395 or something if you sign up tonight.

But in the end Robert Kiyosaki (The author/mastermind behind Rich Dad Poor Dad) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kiyosaki
does not show you tips on how to succeed, but its more of a motivational type of thing, teaching you to make your money work for you, and not you working for your money.

There's apparently board games and stuff that he makes and sells, and courses can go up to $40,000.

Common sense makes me think that this is absolutely a big scam, cause the person who's making the most off this is, obviously, Robert Kiyosaki.

Any comments/thoughts/personal experiences?
Or have any of you guys even heard of this?
Sounds like a good idea, you should do it.
And sell Perfect Water to your Rich Dad Poor Dad peers. And sell Mona Vie to your Pefect Water clients. And sell Perfect Acai to your Mona Vie clients. It's a never ending circle and the money always comes back to you, the logic is flawless.

[fobulaus]

It's a scam.

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/road_to_rich_dad/main.html

Thanks, watched the whole video.. Glad to learn the same lesson for free

[SkinnyPupp]

These "free" seminars are nothing but huge pitch-fests. It's "free" to get in, but once they get you there, they are going to pitch hard to make you pay for the 'full' seminars.

[death_blossom]

come to my seminar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPU-meGQtE

[7seven]

The past couple of days I've been hearing ads on the Beat 94.5 of free seminars happening in the Vancouver area these couple of days I believe.

No offense, but you strike me as someone who's desperate to make some money and always looking for a get rich scheme which in most cases = gullible/lazy. First with the Perfect Water scam, now this, perhaps it would be more beneficial for you to put your money, time and effort into improving your education and/or training so you can secure a better career so you can make more money, how old are you?

[flagella]

make google money!!

[Vinny G]

No offense, but you strike me as someone who's desperate to make some money and always looking for a get rich scheme which in most cases = gullible/lazy. First with the Perfect Water scam, now this, perhaps it would be more beneficial for you to put your money, time and effort into improving your education and/or training so you can secure a better career so you can make more money, how old are you?

No kidding. I just read through the other thread and your post in there perfectly summed up my feelings.

Joining shit like Perfect Water, World Financial Group, etc.. can only do more harm than good. Slim chance you might make a couple extra dollars but you are going to look like a complete idiot and joke to all your friends, family members or anyone with common sense.

Anyone who joins crap like this shows me that they are gullible, desperate, retarded and has either no skillset or are too lazy to obtain a real career/job. I review a lot of resumes at work and any resume I see with crap like this on it, I crumple up and toss.

I am helping my company hire co-ops/interns and the second I see that crap on a resume, it's going straight in the shredder. To me, it's just plain poor judgment and poor decision making. And if you think a seminar will suddenly make you successful, then I don't know what to tell you...

[q0192837465]

Haha, i can't believe ppl still believe in that guy. The book is a good read for highschool students who has no idea what the real world is like. Take it with a grain of salt and the book is somewhat entertaining.

Those seminars r entertaining if u'r not easily influenced by hype. Finding flaws in thier presentations r quite fun tbh. Not the same but my mom took me to the World Financial Group recruiting seminar, they make everything sound so legit but when u have time to go home and actually think about wut they say, u'll have a good laugh.

Whatever u do, DON'T PAY FOR ANYTHING. DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE HAVING A DEAL OF YOUR LIFE. Those seminars happen all the time and those so-called savings are NOT gonna go away.

[freakshow]

If you joined Perfect Water, you'll be in love at the Rich Dad seminar. They'll have your money by the end of the first 10 minutes.

edit: Have you tried those Acai Berries though? That's where the real money is! Mona Vie, go grab it now.. you'll be ballin' in no time.

[!LittleDragon]

come to my seminar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPU-meGQtE

LOL... I was just about to post that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYqDS9i8zJw

[Volvoman]

there are no free lunches on this world.

dad?

[iam_dan]

ive read the book before.
they'll tell you concepts, but they wont teach you how become rich.
it's more like...helping you get into a state of mind. there are no strategies or anything revealed.

[Gt-R R34]

hahaha i am the only person i bet that had to google what perfect water is.
I can't imagine how someone would believe in that. Or anyone with a grade 11 education...or..someone with google and can google distilled or purified water on Wikipedia.

[The_AK]

well it's free..
if u got nothing better to do why not go for the show

and then check how much money u spent when u get home lol
see if robert is really good at making money

no such thing as a free lunch ;)

[taylor192]

For everyone dissing Robert Kiyosaki and his books/seminars there is an 18-25yo who has no clue about finances and needs some inspiration to learn more.

I was 23yo, knew nothing about housing, spent all my money on my car, and was content to keep blowing it having fun. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and it made me think about my future finances and what I wanted. Today I am in much better financial shape cause I was inspired to care early.

Too many of my generation only start to care about finances when it starts to matter, in their late 20s, early 30s when they want to get married and start a family. By then they are playing catchup, if they had started much earlier they'd be far better off.

We need more books like this to inspire young people to care about their future finances instead of blowing it on iPhones and iPads.

[SkinnyPupp]

For everyone dissing Robert Kiyosaki and his books/seminars there is an 18-25yo who has no clue about finances and needs some inspiration to learn more.

I was 23yo, knew nothing about housing, spent all my money on my car, and was content to keep blowing it having fun. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and it made me think about my future finances and what I wanted. Today I am in much better financial shape cause I was inspired to care early.

Too many of my generation only start to care about finances when it starts to matter, in their late 20s, early 30s when they want to get married and start a family. By then they are playing catchup, if they had started much earlier they'd be far better off.

We need more books like this to inspire young people to care about their future finances instead of blowing it on iPhones and iPads.
People aren't dissing the book, they are dissing the scams they run now, which use the book's name and reputation.

[Tapioca]

We need more books like this to inspire young people to care about their future finances instead of blowing it on iPhones and iPads.

While I agree with your post in spirit, I'm sure the people who own shares in Apple don't... and that is what our economy is largely based around now - endless and meaningless consumption.

[freakshow]

For everyone dissing Robert Kiyosaki and his books/seminars there is an 18-25yo who has no clue about finances and needs some inspiration to learn more.

I was 23yo, knew nothing about housing, spent all my money on my car, and was content to keep blowing it having fun. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and it made me think about my future finances and what I wanted. Today I am in much better financial shape cause I was inspired to care early.

Too many of my generation only start to care about finances when it starts to matter, in their late 20s, early 30s when they want to get married and start a family. By then they are playing catchup, if they had started much earlier they'd be far better off.

We need more books like this to inspire young people to care about their future finances instead of blowing it on iPhones and iPads.
Like Skinny said, there is nothing wrong with the book, it's a great educational and motivational tool.. but if you've ever been to the seminar, you'd wanna puke. My friend dragged me out to one a long time ago, and i forced him to leave half way through. The 'seminars' they have, which just use the book's reputation, are literally the same type of sales pitch you'd get at any MLM like perfect water or mona vie, or any of that crap.

[freakshow]

hahaha i am the only person i bet that had to google what perfect water is.
I can't imagine how someone would believe in that. Or anyone with a grade 11 education...or..someone with google and can google distilled or purified water on Wikipedia.
Google only works for those smart enough to actually read the search results. Back in the perfect water thread, the OP said "I tried googling it, but all that came up was a bunch of crap about it being a scam..."
If you still go for it after that, well, you're helpless.

[twitchyzero]

i had to search perfect water on RS
lols were had

[Drow]

these things always get you... you're gonna get motivated at the start to do it and succeed, and prove ur gonna succeed to anybody who thinks you're a dumbass

a couple of my friends from my old HS joined one of the pyramid schemes and they were all for it. asked people to go eat dinner with them and then out of nowhere they brough this person who came and started doing speeches convincing you to join. none of them followed up on that shit so im sure its not as great as they thought it was.

[GabAlmighty]

Buy low sell high? Holy shit!

[q0192837465]

I love how they talk about futures.

You go ask someone to sell their house to you 2 years later at todays price. After 2 years, you exercise your right and buy their house at lower than market value. Flip & profit.

Hahaha, like seriously, is anyone stupid enough to believe that it'll actually work in real life?

[RollingStone]

I don't know how useful or not his seminars/books are but I really like his one quote "Work to learn, not for money." :D