Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki shared a brain twister from his father with a very subtle warning that “poor people will not get it”. This particular brain twister from his “rich dad” Ralph H Kiyosaki, he said, has “guided him for years” and continues to “make him richer” even today. 

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the 78-year-old American businessman posed a simple yet powerful question: “Why do poor people remain poor?” He urged people to “take some time to think about his father’s guiding words”. 

Robert, whose company Rich Global LLC filed for bankruptcy in 2012, then shared what you may call the “answer” to the brain twister, which he attributed to his rich dad. “Because they keep buying more and more of what they do not need,” before adding that poor people “don’t buy enough of what they actually need”. 

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Robert, who advocates investments in Bitcoin, gold, and silver as a hedge against economic turmoil, said that if one doesn’t agree with his views, they can discuss the same with a friend who is “rich” or is on the path to becoming one. 

“Brain twister from Rich Dad that has guided me for years and continues to make me richer. Please take some time to think about my Rich Dad’s guiding words,” he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). 

He added, “Poor people are poor because they keep buying more and more of what they do not need and not enough of what they really need.”

“You may want to discuss with a friend who is rich or wants to become rich. Poor people do not get this brain twister at all,” he further said in his X post that has raked up more than 75,000 views. 

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In a follow-up post, he referred to his earlier post, which has accumulated over 1,000 likes and numerous comments and stopped at “only”, apparently referring to a handful of people who understood it, and even fewer would act on it and become rich. 

He reiterated, “Rich people buy more and more of what they do need to become richer and richer.”

Many agreed with his posts on becoming richer, which he regularly shares with his 2.7 million followers. 

“While working with Maruti, I was taught before buying anything, pause for a minute and ask yourself what would happen if I don’t buy, and do I really need it. Whatever your conscious says, go ahead with your instinct…,” said one X user below his advice on social media.

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Another commented, “Well, if these many people get what you say and it changes their lives for the better, then it is really worth it. Some people want to stay poor and complain about their lives, as it’s way easier than taking responsibility and changing something.”

“Poor buy what they want. Rich people buy what they need,” this Internet user reiterated his thoughts. 

One user tagged the founder of Rich Dad Company, which provides personal finance and business education, and expressed, “Isn’t it fascinating how our spending habits shape our financial reality? Learning to invest in what truly matters can transform a mindset.”