The Declining Value of the U.S. Dollar
Robert Kiyosaki has issued one of his strongest warnings yet about the collapse in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. In a new tweet, he highlights how $100 has steadily lost its value over the past century, from covering eight months of groceries in 1900 to being worth just $3.80 in 2025. For Kiyosaki, this decline is proof that “old money ideas” are no longer workable in a world where inflation, debt, and currency debasement have accelerated to historic levels.
A Century of Dollar Decline
Kiyosaki uses a simple comparison to illustrate how severely the dollar has deteriorated. In 1900, $100 represented meaningful economic value for an average family. By 1960, he argues that its value was already effectively cut by nearly two thirds. In 2000, the same amount could buy only a fraction of what it once did. And in 2025, he says inflation has reduced it to little more than pocket change.
His core message is that people who keep relying on traditional savings are “thinking like losers,” because they are holding onto a form of money that consistently loses purchasing power over time. He emphasizes that the biggest risk today is continuing to follow financial habits passed down by previous generations who lived in a totally different economic environment.
HOW MUCH WILL $100 BUY?
1900: $100 would buy 8 months of groceries.
1960: $100 was worth $37
2000: $100 worth $6
2025: $100 worth $3.80
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Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) November 30, 2025
Why He Rejects Cash and Favors Hard Assets
Kiyosaki frames the current global economy as entering a “crash era,” where only those willing to embrace new forms of money will protect themselves. He reiterates a long-held belief from his book Rich Dad Poor Dad: “Savers are losers.” To him, saving cash is a guaranteed path to losing wealth.
Instead, he has steadily accumulated assets he believes offer protection from monetary decay. He points to his decades-long habits of stacking silver since 1965, gold since 1972, Bitcoin since 2019, and Ethereum starting in 2023. As an example, he claims he recently purchased a $4.5 million home using $450,000 worth of gold that he bought in 2000, presenting it as proof that hard assets appreciate while fiat money erodes.
Bitcoin and Ethereum as Part of a ‘New Money Mindset’
What makes his statement notable today is his inclusion of both Bitcoin and Ethereum as essential parts of what he calls “winner thinking.” Kiyosaki argues that digital assets now sit alongside gold as alternative stores of value capable of preserving wealth during systemic economic stress. Ethereum’s rising institutional relevance, he says, reflects the broader shift toward assets that cannot be devalued by governments.
For him, adopting assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum is not simply about investment strategy; it represents a psychological shift away from depending on what he calls “fake money.” He encourages people to open their minds to new monetary systems rather than clinging to old habits.
“Old Ideas Are Expensive. New Ideas Are Free.”
Kiyosaki concludes with a message aimed at individuals who still rely on traditional financial thinking. In his view, refusing to adapt is the most costly mistake anyone can make in a collapsing economic environment. He promises more lessons in an upcoming series, but his current message is clear: abandon the mindset of saving depreciating cash and embrace hard assets and digital alternatives to preserve long-term wealth.
He frames the coming years as a crucial turning point where only those who change their approach to money will stay ahead, while everyone else pays the price for holding onto the past.