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SPECIAL THANKS

There are two important contributors to this book that I want to introduce and acknowledge. They are Robb LeCount and Dave Leong.

Both men have served their country in the U.S. military, both joined the Rich Dad team in 2009, and both have embraced entrepreneurship on their path to financial freedom.

Robb, a former Navy Aviation Machinist Mate, plays a huge role in how The Rich Dad Company communications with the world in his role as Director of Information Technology at our company. He’s also a real estate investor and the owner of multiple businesses, including a software testing company, and is working to create a line of health bars.

You’ll find Robb’s Report at the end of each chapter in this book. In those sections he’ll share his thoughts on that chapter’s content as well as some of his personal experiences from his years in the service.

Robb is also responsible for the Bonus Section you’ll find at the end of this book: Special Report on V.A. Loans. He is passionate about the value that vets have in their V.A. Loan benefits and has taken the time to write and teach about what he’s learned.

Robb is a student of Rich Dad Coaching and Rich Dad Education, has played a pivotal role in bringing the Rich Dad games and books—CASHFLOW 101, CASHFLOW for Kids, Rich Dad Poor Dad via CLUTCH, CASHFLOW Classic and Capital City—into the digital world via apps and digital learning platforms.

Apart from being a Navy squid… he’s a natural leader and a huge asset to our Rich Dad team. And I thank him for his many contributions to this book.

Dave Leong attended the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduated in 2004, and served as a First Lieutenant at Balad Airbase, Iraq. Dave has worked in several departments of The Rich Dad Company and today is the Marketing Manager for the Mobile Apps division. He continues to apply what he’s learned to building his coffee shop, his online businesses, and investing in real estate.

If you’ve read other Rich Dad books, you know that I often write about Blair Singer, a Rich Dad Advisor, and his book Team Code of Honor. The military has an honor code and when I left the military one of the toughest transitions for me—from military to civilian life—was related to honor and code or, better said, the lack of it. I asked Dave to write about his experience with the Honor Code at the Air Force Academy, time in service, and how he’s applying it now in the civilian world. You’ll find his piece on Honor Code at the end of this book.

I know you’ll find that the contributions from these two men reflect the values and the lessons they learned from the military and how they’ve applied them to their lives today. I thank them both—for their service and for being willing to share and teach what they’ve learned.