Over dinner on Saturday night, Sarah brought out the new Cashflow Get Out of the Rat Race Board Game she bought for John. I really thought there must be some other things we can do instead of play a board game? Board Games have become quite passe this time and age. I think the last time I ever played a board game was on my last trip to San Jose for Christmas when I was 13 years old. And I am almost positive that it was Monopoly. However, if it has anything to do with money, currencies, and property purchases - count me in.

We got started. We had to randomly select our player profiles, and I ended up with the Teacher card. Definitely low income stream, hardly any assets, high liabilities, and no way was I getting more than $1100 paycheck after all my bills have been paid. In real life, I'd really need to budget my clothing allowance.

And I was thinking, we shouldnt have been drinking that much wine before starting this game.

You will need an accountant, investment manager, and a business analyst playing with you to understand the full potential of this game. And if you are Asian, it is definitely a bonus. This game should actually come with a calculator. Because you will need it.

We were lucky. We did have the accountant, investment manager, business analyst and John Chow (our equivalent of Rich Dad - inventor of the game) playing the game.

More than just playing for pleasure, this is an educational board game that teaches you about basic investment practices, property investments, big and small deals. What your supposed to take into you real life is the ideas and the concepts of the game. The aim is to Get out of the Rat Race and Fast Track your life. This is somehow equivalent to those Dummy 101 books. But better.

I made money in trading stocks. I lost money because I had a divorce and income tax. I made more money selling the deals that I wasnt able to afford to someone else who needed it. It's a good thing negotiations are what I'm good at in real life. I was lucky I did not acquire any kids during the process and didnt have tenants that skipped out on me. Overall, I finished 3rd.

Of course, in this game, the roll of the dice tells you where you move your pawn. But, what you decide to do when you stop on the opportunities will decide how fast you will get out of the Rat Race.

Sarah made it out in less than 30 minutes. You can tell that we had practicing professionals playing the game.