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| | | Description: | | The Board Game USA Today Calls "Monopoly on Steroids". It’s Time to Get Out of the Rat Race. What’s your dream? Freedom of time? Unlimited resources to travel the world? Whatever it may be, CASHFLOW 101 teaches you how to get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track, how to make your money work for you Ð not the other way around. CASHFLOW 101 is an educational board game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations. As a simulation, you learn valuable lessons and gain priceless insights into personal finance and investing without having to put your actual money at risk. Developed by Robert Kiyosaki, author of the #1 personal finance book of all time, Rich Dad Poor Dad, CASHFLOW 101 is the ultimate realization of Robert’s vision of an interactive tool for financial education, and the fulfillment of his belief that we learn best by doing. With CASHFLOW 101 you: <ul><li>Practice real world investing with play money<li>Learn the differences between an asset and a liability<li>Discover the power of understanding your personal financial statement<li>Plan your strategy with Opportunity Cards that include Big and Small Deals<li>Choose your dream, learn the secrets of the rich, and get on the financial fast track. </ul>CASHFLOW 101 is an educational board game that teaches accounting, finance, and investing at the same time - and makes learning fun! CASHFLOW 101, includes: <ul><li>The board game CASHFLOW 101<li>Three CDs which reveal the lessons of CASHFLOW 101</ul>CASHFLOW 101 is recommended for ages 14 and up. | | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 15.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 19 reviews |
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50 of 56 found the following review helpful:
 Response to Wild Rose's ReviewOct 28, 2010
By D. Long
This is a response to Wild Rose's review below (which is about the electronic version, by the way) because I'm shocked by it. No, this game is not going to teach you the intricate details of investing that you'd find in formal training (and it does not teach to buy stocks first and then real estate - they are merely different investing opportunities). However, it does highlight investment opportunities that most people never think of! It's a "game changer" (pardon the pun) in how you think and how you approach investing and what you can invest in. Most people are tied to the thinking that 401K's are their sole method to invest. Whoever's reading this comment, ask yourself, "What am I currently invested in?" I'd put money that 85-90% would only think of paper assets such as stocks and mutual funds. How's that investment strategy treating you right now? This game shows that there is so much more out there. Saying this game is not educational is flat-out ignorant. Is it expensive? Yes! Is it worth it? Depends on what you get out of it.
40 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 Perpetuates the theory that debt will help you win in lifeJun 23, 2011
By Joy Gravestock
I've had this game for almost 10 years now (bought it when it came out). I've played it hundreds of times. I have both the physical game and the online version. I also read 5 or so of Kiyosaki's books and was a devout follower of his financial advice for several years.
What I like about this game is that it helps you to think "outside the box" in terms of investing and leveraging your energy. As a direct result of playing this game so much, I created an online business that is mostly passive and nets me $1,500 per month (I only need a few more deals and I'm out of the rat race!). From that perspective, it is well worth the $300 I paid for it years ago.
What I don't like about this game is that many of it's "opportunities" are get-rich-quick ideas that are so risky that anyone who can appropriately evaluate risk would run fast in the other direction! As a result of this "get-rich-quick" philosophy (that I bought into when I first began playing the game) I lost a year of my life and thousands of dollars to a bad business deal.
I also don't like that he's such a huge advocate for getting into debt (he would call it "leveraging your money"). This game highly rewards you for borrowing lots of money and offers an unrealistically low amount of penalties for taking those risks.
Basically, if you use ALL the same strategies in life as you do to win this game, you'll end up broke, in debt and possibly bankrupt. However, if you take the good and leave the bad, there are quite a few financial gems you can glean from this game.
I still play the game occasionally, but I now have a different real-life philosophy of debt (the borrow is servant to the lender). By the way, I highly recommend Dave Ramsey's financial material. He offers a much more sound "fail proof" system for building wealth.
I would only recommend this game to a friend if they had a solid foundation of how to handle money responsibly and I knew they wouldn't be lead astray by the faulty reward system promoted in this game.
11 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Great Game!Apr 05, 2010
By Kurt M. Piper
This game is very educational. It allows someone to understand the Real Estate World and how to create a passive income. I do wish that it were broken down so that a new person to Real Estate would understand that there are closing costs, an actual mortgage that is set up along with the deal, and some way of paying off each property as it is acquired so as to earn more passive income.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
It's a financial simulator, not a board game.Jun 13, 2011
By Luke M. Stopani
If you are thinking this is a game like Monopoly, where you sit down with the family and clown around for a little while, it is far too expensive for that. You will be disappointed. Also, so far as games go there is a lot of number crunching (mostly easy math but quite a bit of it) so a considerable portion of your time is re-calculating your expenses and income. If you view it like a fun little game you will think it is a total rip off. It is actually a financial simulation and in my opinion really helps you understand money better.
It follows real life pretty well (not great.) It needs a few tweaks considering the date it was designed for and the fact that we might not know how to perceive if an opportunity is really as good as it appears. Opportunities and jobs these days are much more difficult to come by, but it is still very practical considering most people's comprehension of money.
Replay value is pretty good. I found myself waking up in the middle of the night saying "if I did this, then it would change that," and then I would want to play again to see if I could get it to work.
All in all I think it is a pretty good product and much more practical than just another book or seminar on finances because it is very hands on. It lets you understand what is going on considerably better than nodding your head as you skim chapters with fancy titles.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Cashflow 101 is an amazing tool and not just a gameSep 18, 2010
By William R. Mcleod
I purchased the Cashflow 101 game board after playing several times in a local Cashflow 101 group. The value of the game is beyond what anyone can imagine before playing it. I have taken on a whole new approach to the world, as I can now identify potential beneficial opportunities around me every day that will improve my financial position in life. I have mastered the 101 game and now manage the Doha Cashflow Group and teach others the methods of Robert Kiyosaki and other financial gurus. I cannot say enough good things about this game. Play it once and you will want to play it many times.
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