Rich Dad Poor Dad author says traditional savings are losing value, recommends a stronger alternative
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Robert Kiyosaki sends harsh warnings about the collapse of purchasing power.
- ARJUN PARASHAR
REVIEWED BY MEHAB QURESHI
Robert Kiyosaki, author of the iconic personal-finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, has issued one of his sharpest warnings yet about the collapse of U.S. purchasing power, saying the same $100 that once sustained an American for months is now barely worth loose change.
On Nov. 30 post, Kiyosaki broke down more than a century of inflation in a single table:
- 1900: $100 would buy 8 months of groceries
- 1960: $100 was worth $37
- 2000: $100 was worth $6
- 2025: $100 is worth $3.80
As he put it in his post:
“Money tip #2: ‘Stop Being a Loser.’
Losers are losers because they continue to think…using old $ ideas….taught them by their mommy and daddies.”
Kiyosaki argues that most Americans still follow outdated financial habits, especially the belief that saving cash makes them financially responsible. Instead, he says, those habits are exactly what trap people today.
“Stop thinking like an OG loser”
Kiyosaki’s message was blunt.
“Losers in this crashing economy will fight like dogs…hanging on to old $ ideas….like the rest of the world’s losers,” he wrote, claiming that people are refusing to acknowledge how much inflation has eroded the dollar.
His “lesson #2,” as he called it:
“Stop thinking like an OG loser. Open your mind….seek new $ ideas.
Old ideas are expensive. New ideas are FREE.”
The message builds on advice he first published nearly three decades ago. In Rich Dad Poor Dad, released in 1996, he famously wrote:
“Savers are losers.”
With inflation hitting modern households harder than at any point in 40 years, Kiyosaki says the phrase has never been more relevant.
Why he calls the U.S. dollar “fake money”
Kiyosaki has long argued that fiat currency is structurally flawed because it is not backed by hard assets. He believes the abandonment of the gold standard in 1971 permanently damaged the dollar, turning it into what he calls “FAKE $.”
In his post, he listed the timeline of his own investment strategy:
- Silver since 1965
- Gold since 1972
- Bitcoin since 2019
- Ethereum since 2023
To him, these assets – not the dollar – represent “real money” that cannot be inflated away by government printing.
He also shared a headline anecdote to prove his point:
“Recently I purchased my $4.5 million home for $450,000 in gold purchased in 2000.”
Kiyosaki says the global economy is crashing but winners adapt
The Rich Dad author framed his post as part of a larger series of lessons designed to help people survive what he calls a global economic collapse.
He said more tips are coming:
“Lesson #3 of 10 on the way soon.”
The broader theme across his writings is that people who cling to old financial norms – especially saving cash and trusting traditional banking – will be caught off guard by the scale of inflation and currency debasement.
Those who adapt early, he argues, will come out ahead.
Crypto remains central to his inflation thesis
Kiyosaki has repeatedly told his followers to buy Bitcoin, gold, and silver as hedges against the “crashing” dollar. In 2025 alone, he has warned of:
- A coming bond-market collapse
- A global “reset” in fiat currency
- A decade of inflation that destroys wages and savings
- An eventual surge in Bitcoin as capital moves out of traditional assets
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