ould　expect　it　for　free。　The　obnoxious　title　If　You　Want　To　Be　Rich　and　Happy；　Don't　Go　to　School？　was　chosen　because　we　knew　it　would　get　tons　of　publicity。　I　am　pro…education　and　believe　in　education　reform。 Otherwise；　why　would　I　continue　to　press　for　changing　our　antiquated　educational　system？　So　I　chose　a　title　that　would　get　me　on　more　TV　and　radio　shows；　simply　because　I　was　willing　to　be　controversial。　Many　people　thought　I　was　a　fruitcake；　but　the　book　sold　and　sold。

When　I　graduated　from　the　U。S。　Merchant　Marine　Academy　in　1969；　my　educated　dad　was　happy。　Standard　Oil　of　California　had　hired　me　for　its　oil…tanker　fleet。　I　was　a　third　mate；　and　the　pay　was　low　pared　with　my　classmates；　but　it　was　OK　for　a　first　real　job　after　college。　My　starting　pay　was　about　42；000　a　year；　including　overtime；　and　I　only　had　；　to　work　for　seven　months。　I　had　five　months　of　vacation。　If　I　had　wanted　to；　I　could　have　taken　the　run　to　Vietnam　with　a　subsidiary　shipping　pany；　and　easily　doubled　my　pay　instead　of　taking　the　five　J　months'　vacation。

I　had　a　great　career　ahead　of　me；　yet　I　resigned　after　six　months　with　the　pany　and　joined　the　Marine　Corps　to　learn　how　to　fly。　My　educated　dad　was　devastated。　Rich　dad　congratulated　me。

In　school　and　in　the　workplace；　the　popular　opinion　is　the　idea　of　〃specialization。〃　That　is；　in　order　to　make　more　money　or　get　promoted；　you　need　to　〃specialize。〃　That　is　why　medical　doctors　immediately　begin　to　seek　a　specialty　such　a