Why Robert Kiyosaki Calls the Dollar ‘Fake Money?’

Robert Kiyosaki, a financial educator and author of the renowned book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has once again issued a stark warning on what he calls a “broken and corrupt monetary system.” Highlighting accelerating inflation and widening wealth inequality, he argues that traditional government-issued money is rapidly losing credibility. He added that the surging prices of gold, silver, and Bitcoin could lead to deeper inflation.

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Impending Inflation

Robert Kiyosaki has long been a vocal critic of the current monetary system, consistently warning about the weaknesses of the US dollar while championing alternative assets like Bitcoin, gold, and silver as real stores of value. In his latest X post , Kiyosaki has reiterated his stance on the traditional monetary system, which he believes makes the poor and middle class miserable. He wrote,

“Please do your best to not be a victim of a broken and corrupt monetary system. Government money is fake money. Government money makes the rich richer….unfortunately the poor…poorer.”

Reinforcing his stance, he urged individuals to protect themselves from the current financial structure, which he thinks is flawed. He posits that the rise in prices of safe haven assets like gold, silver, and Bitcoin could be indicative of imminent inflation. He added, “While I am personally happy gold, silver, Bitcoin, Ethereum are going up…. My concern is the price of life…. AKA…inflation….makes life harder on the poor and middle class.”

Further, he urged investors to shift focus to the real safe haven assets to save themselves from being destroyed by inflation. The takeaway from his warning is simple: preserving wealth isn’t about making more, but about breaking free from a monetary framework that steadily devalues what you earn. In Kiyosaki’s view, this is less of an investment choice and more of a survival strategy.

Robert Kiyosaki Backs Silver

Among the three safe-haven assets, the economist appears to favor silver the most, largely due to its rising demand, increasing price momentum, and greater affordability compared to gold and Bitcoin. In a previous post, he wrote,

“IF I HAD $100 WHAT WOULD I INVEST IN? I WOULD BUY MORE SILVER COINS…[it] has been manipulated for years.”

2025 Inflation

In addition, he has often referred to those who save in U.S. dollars as “losers.” Having long predicted that the biggest inflation event in history would hit in 2025, he believes the recent crypto market crash is a wake-up call that confirms his warning. On October 12, he shared a post, writing,

I predicted the biggest crash in world history was coming in my book Rich Dad’s Prophecy. That crash will happen this year…warning anyone who would listen not to save printed assets. Invest in real assets…For years I have saying “SAVERS are LOSERS” Inflation turners savers cash into trash. For years I have been saying save gold, silver, Butcoin, and recently Ethereum.”