After stating on Monday, May 11, that a hallmark of a great investor is the ability to see the future, the famous ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ author Robert Kiyosaki took to X on Thursday to reveal what he has foreseen: ‘inflation will steal your money.’
Indeed, the prominent investor urged his social media followers to ‘take action’ before outlining two key ways in which their wealth might be destroyed should they remain passive.
According to Kiyosaki, the first mechanism by which inflation will impoverish them is through the Iran war-driven oil price rise that will lead money to lose purchasing power.
So far in 2026, Brent crude has seen its price rocket 75.97% to $106.97 while the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) – an index that compares the American dollar to a basket of other major currencies – rose just 0.30%.
The second source of inflationary pressure, per Robert Kiyosaki’s post, comes from the deficit budgets and the mounting national debt: a setup that ‘will cause governments to print more fake money.’
In early 2026, the U.S. national burden soared above $39 trillion, for more than a $2 trillion rise from the balance at the time of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
R. Kiyosaki reveals how to ‘protect yourself, your family, and your money’
Elsewhere, Robert Kiyosaki also offered some advice for his followers as to how they can protect themselves.
Indeed, repeating his long-standing stance, the author juxtaposed ‘fake money’ – USD and other fiat currencies – with ‘real money’: Gold and Silver, the two top precious metals and major commodities, and Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), two of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies.
Robert Kiyosaki clarified that his four favored assets are savvy investments as they ‘will go up in purchasing power while fake money steals the wealth of those who do nothing.’
Has ‘real money’ really gone ‘up in purchasing power?’
Bitcoin is down 8.8% in 2026, and Ethereum is 23.57% down within the same timeframe.
On the other hand, the DXY rose only 8.55% in the last five years, while, for example, BTC soared 60.08% and gold is up 157.27%.
Lastly, Kiyosaki – who previously claimed to have 15,000 houses among his assets and more than $1 billion in debt – warned his followers that thinking that ‘can’t afford real money’ is the mindset of a poor person and that the question of how they can afford ‘it,’ is a more productive mindset.
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