“E”是Employee；雇員，從業員工；
“S”是Self-employed；個體經營的，自主創業的；
“B”是Business owner；生意擁有人，企業家；
“I”是Investor；投資者，金融投資人；
“好好讀書，考個好大學，找個好工作”，是工業時代的典型思想，而現在我們處在信息時代；
如果你的終極目標是獲得財務自由和時間自由的話，從象限的左邊轉換到右邊，是一種選擇的必然。
《富爸爸窮爸爸》是由（美）羅伯特·清崎、（美）萊希特聯合創作，譯者蕭明。
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該書講述了清崎有兩個爸爸：“窮爸爸”是他的親生父親，“富爸爸”是他好朋友的父親；
前者是一個高學歷的教育官員；后者是一個高中沒畢業卻善于投資理財的投資家；
窮人為錢工作，富人讓錢為自己工作。
金錢從來都不是真正的資產，我們唯一的，真正的資產是我們的頭腦。 (即：思維方式)
I had two fathers, a rich one and a poor one. One was highly educated and intelligent; he had a Ph.D. 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.
我有兩個爸爸，一個富，一個窮。一個受過良好的教育，聰明絕頂，擁有博士的光環，他曾經在不到兩年的時間里修完了四年制的大學本科學業，隨后又在斯坦福大學、芝加哥大學和西北大學進一步深造，并且在所有這些學校都拿到了全獎；與之相反的是，我的另一個爸爸連八年級都沒能念完。
Both men were successful in their careers, working hard all their lives. Both earned substantial incomes. Yet one struggled financially all his life. 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.
應該說兩位爸爸的事業都相當成功，而且一輩子都很勤奮，因此，兩人都有著豐厚的收入。然而其中一個人終其一生都在個人財務問題的泥沼中掙扎，另一個人則成了夏威夷最富有的人之一。一個爸爸身后為教堂、慈善機構和家人留下數千萬美元的巨額遺產，而另一個爸爸卻只留下一些待付的賬單。
Both men were strong, charismatic and influential. Both men offered me advice, but they did not advise the same things. Both men believed strongly in education but did not recommend the same course of study.
其實我的兩個爸爸都是那種生性剛強、富有魅力、對他人有著非凡影響力的人。他們兩個人都曾給過我許多建議，但建議的內容卻總不相同；他們兩人也都深信教育的力量，但向我推薦的課程卻從不一樣。
If I had had only one dad, I would have had to accept or reject his advice. Having two dads advising me offered me the choice of contrasting points of view; one of a rich man and one of a poor man.
如果只有一個爸爸，我就只能對他的建議簡單地加以接受或者拒絕；而兩個爸爸給我截然對立的建議，這在客觀上使我有了對比和選擇的機會。現在回想起來，這實際上是一種在富人的觀念和窮人的觀念之間進行的對比和選擇，而這種對比和選擇的結果決定了我的一生。
Instead of simply accepting or rejecting one or the other, I found myself thinking more, comparing and then choosing for myself.
由于兩個父親的觀念對立，使我得不到統一的說法，我便無法簡單地對這些建議予以接受或拒絕，我發現自己有了更多的思考、比較和選擇。
The problem was, the rich man was not rich yet and the poor man 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 the subject of money.
問題是，在給我建議的時候，富爸爸還不算富有，而窮爸爸當時也并不貧窮，兩人都剛剛開始他們的事業，都在為錢和家庭而奮斗。然而，他們對于錢的理解卻是如此的迥然不同。
For example, one dad would say, "The love of money is the root of all evil." The other, "The lack of money is the root of all evil."
這就好像一個爸爸會說：“貪財乃萬惡之源”；而另一個爸爸卻會說：“貧困才是萬惡之本”。
