Don’t eat one day and buy silver, says Robert Kiyosaki as he warns of biggest market crash ahead

What if the path to financial education begins with skipping a meal? That is the unusual advice from Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad. In a recent post on X, Kiyosaki said that if people do not have a spare $10, they should skip eating for a day and use that money to buy real silver, arguing that even a small purchase can be the first step toward learning about money and investing.

He added that anyone can walk into a gold and silver dealer and buy $10 worth of what he calls “junk real silver” such as dimes and quarters. Beyond the metal itself, Kiyosaki said the visit could also offer something more valuable – a financial education from dealers who want long-term customers.

His unconventional tip comes with a stark warning about the global financial system. Kiyosaki said he had already sounded the alarm years ago in his 2013 book Rich Dad’s Prophecy, where he predicted that the biggest stock market crash in history was still ahead.

Now in 2026, he says he hopes he is wrong. But Kiyosaki fears that the crash may finally be arriving because the root causes behind the 2008 global financial crisis were never fixed. According to him, the next downturn could be even bigger.

Kiyosaki recalled appearing on a CNN program hosted by Wolf Blitzer in 2008, where he predicted the collapse of Lehman Brothers just days before it occurred.

Looking ahead, he believes the next crisis could be triggered by what he described as a private credit “Ponzi scheme” linked to BlackRock. If that were to unravel, he warned, the fallout could be swift and destructive, potentially wiping out retirement savings of baby boomers around the world as debt levels remain extremely high.
Against this backdrop, Kiyosaki says he prefers tangible assets. He continues to recommend accumulating gold, silver, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and even partnerships in real oil wells.Still, silver remains his favourite starting point. His reasoning is simple: even in 2026, almost anyone can afford it.

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Kiyosaki has been a longstanding silver bull. He has been consistently vocal about his confidence in silver, not just as an industrial metal but also as a hedge against inflation and fiat currency debasement.

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