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reduction. Rich dad, poor dad. Having two dads, offered me the choice of contrasting points of view. One of a rich man in one of a poor man. I had two fathers, a rich, one in a poor 11 was highly educated and intelligent. He had a PhD and completed four years of undergraduate work in less than two years. He then went on to stanford University, the University of Chicago and Northwestern University to do his advanced studies, all on full financial scholarships. The other father never finished the eighth grade. Both men were successful in their careers, working hard all their lives. Both earned substantial incomes, yet one always struggled financially. The other would become one of the richest men in Hawaii. One died leaving tens of millions of dollars to his family charities and his church. The other left bills to be paid. Both men were strong, charismatic and influential. Both men offered me advice, but they did not advise the same things. Both men believe strongly in education, but did not recommend the same course of study. If I had had only one dad, I would have had to accept or reject his advice. Having two dads offered me the choice of contrasting points of view, one of a rich man and one of a poor man, instead of simply accepting or rejecting one or the other. I found myself thinking more comparing and then choosing for myself. The problem was that the rich man was not rich yet, and the poor man was not yet poor. Both were just starting out on their careers, and both were struggling with money and families, but they had very different points of view about money.