Cashflow 101 Game

[Brad T.]

Anyone on BP have the Robert Kiyosaki Cashflow 101 game? I thought it might be a good way to get my wife more interested in real estate and learn how powerful passive income is. Is it worth the $75 investment?

[Brandon Krieg]

Hi Brad T., I played the e-game version of both Cashflow 101 and 202 pretty extensively. This was early on in my efforts, and I feel I got a lot out of them. I haven't played the actual board game, but I think it's a good way to introduce concepts and get a feel for investing.

Be warned though, it can be kind of tough until you learn the concepts, and a turn-off for people if they fail early on (probably bad childhood memories of Monopoly coming back to haunt them). I had played extensively before my wife did, and so I was able to guide her through the concepts the couple of times we played together. She didn't end up frustrated, and ended up winning once or twice.

I'd say there's no replacement for discussion and dialogue about investing, but I enjoyed it, and I think my wife did too.

Hopefully that helps!