Imagine locking in a 15x return on an investment you made years ago, walking away with millions, and still feeling completely calm about the asset you just sold. That’s exactly what happened this week when the guy who taught millions of us to think differently about money made a move that left the crypto crowd scratching their heads.
I’m talking, of course, about Robert Kiyosaki – the Rich Dad Poor Dad legend himself.
On Thursday he announced he had just sold roughly $2.25 million worth of Bitcoin. He originally bought those coins at around $6,000 each. Do the math – that’s one of the cleanest wins you’ll ever see in this space.
But here’s the part that stopped the timeline dead: he’s not hiding in cash, he’s not buying more crypto “on the dip,” and he’s definitely not retiring to a yacht. He’s rolling every cent into two surgery centers and a billboard advertising business he expects to throw off $27,500 a month in tax-free cash flow by early next year.
The Sale Everyone Misunderstood at First
When the tweet dropped, the replies were predictable. “Kiyosaki is bearish!” “The top is in!” “Even Rich Dad is selling!” I watched it unfold in real time and couldn’t help but smile, because anyone who has actually read his books knew exactly what was happening.
This wasn’t fear. This was the Rich Dad playbook in its purest form.
“I sold $2.25 million in Bitcoin for approximately $90,000. I purchased the Bitcoin for $6,000 a coin years ago. With the cash from Bitcoin I am purchasing two surgery centers and investing in a Bill Board business. I estimate my $2.25 million will be producing approximately $27,500 per month tax free by Feb 2026.”
– Robert Kiyosaki, November 21 2025
Let that sink in for a second. He turned a one-time crypto windfall into perpetual income that covers taxes before it even hits his bank account. That, my friends, is the game he’s been preaching for three decades.
Why Surgery Centers and Billboards?
You might be wondering – of all the things in the world, why these two random businesses?
The answer is simpler than most people want to admit: cash flow + depreciation + control.
- Outpatient surgery centers in the United States are cash machines right now – aging population, insurance reimbursements, and procedures moving out of expensive hospitals.
- Billboard companies? Pure location monopoly. Once the permit is grandfathered in, good luck to any competitor trying to build next door.
- Both produce rivers of cash and both qualify for massive depreciation write-offs that can make the income virtually tax-free on paper.
In other words, he didn’t just sell Bitcoin. He graduated it.
He’s Still Bullish – Just Playing a Different Game
One thing Kiyosaki made crystal clear: this move does not mean he’s suddenly bearish on Bitcoin. In fact, he said he plans to start buying again – with the cash flow these new assets generate.
Think about that loop for a second.
He used Bitcoin’s upside to buy assets that pay him every month. Those monthly checks will then fund his next round of Bitcoin purchases. The man literally turned a volatile asset into his own personal Bitcoin accumulation machine.
It’s the financial equivalent of strapping a rocket booster to a rocket booster.
The Monopoly Lesson He Learned at Age Nine
If you’ve read Rich Dad Poor Dad, you know the green houses and red hotels story. Kiyosaki has been saying for years that his rich dad taught him wealth building by playing Monopoly in real life.
“Four green houses, one red hotel. Cash flow, cash flow, cash flow.”
Bitcoin, for all its revolutionary glory, doesn’t pay rent. The surgery centers and billboards do. And they do it every single month, whether Bitcoin is at $50,000 or $150,000.
He finally cashed in some chips to buy his grown-up version of those red hotels.
Why He Refuses Bitcoin ETFs (And Probably Always Will)
A few days before the sale announcement, Kiyosaki went on another mini-rant about Bitcoin ETFs. His take hasn’t softened: they’re “fake Bitcoin” controlled by Wall Street and backed by the same “fake money” system he’s been warning about since the 90s.
His classification system is brutal but memorable:
- God’s money – gold and silver
- People’s money – Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Fake money – everything printed by central banks and sold by brokers
Owning actual BTC that you control the keys to? People’s money. Owning a piece of paper that says you have exposure to BTC price? Fake money wearing a Bitcoin costume.
That philosophy explains why he was happy to sell at $90,000 – he never saw Bitcoin as the endgame. He saw it as a vehicle to escape the system and build something real.
What This Means for Regular Investors
Look, most of us aren’t walking around with seven-figure Bitcoin stacks from 2017. But the lesson scales down beautifully.
The core idea is simple: great investments aren’t about the biggest score – they’re about what the score can buy you next.
Ask yourself right now:
- Does this asset pay me every month?
- If I sold it at a profit tomorrow, could I roll the proceeds into something that does?
- Am I building a machine that eventually buys more of the assets I love – or am I just hoping the number keeps going up forever?
Kiyosaki just showed the endgame in live time. Bitcoin was never the destination. Freedom-generating cash flow was.
The Part That Made Even His Advisors Nervous
One line in his tweet thread stood out to me:
“I was advised NOT to post this. You may know why I was advised against being transparent. Too many sickos out there.”
In an age where influencers flex Lambos and private jets just to farm engagement, here’s a 78-year-old millionaire casually telling the world exactly how he’s structuring his wealth – and his own team begged him not to.
That transparency is why millions still listen to him after all these years. He practices what he teaches, consequences be damned.
Final Takeaway – It’s Never About the Asset
Whether you love Bitcoin or think it’s tulips 2.0, the bigger lesson here is timeless.
Great investors don’t marry assets. They use them.
Kiyosaki rode one of the greatest trades in history, rang the register at 15x, and immediately deployed the proceeds into boring, cash-gushing businesses most 25-year-old crypto influencers would laugh at.
Six months from now those same influencers will still be watching price charts while Kiyosaki’s bank account grows $27,500 richer – every single month – without him lifting a finger.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is the difference between getting rich and staying rich.
And honestly? I can’t think of a better reminder as we head into another wild cycle.
Sometimes the smartest move in a bull market isn’t buying more of what’s hot. Sometimes it’s taking the chips off the table and building something that pays you to own it for the rest of your life.
Robert Kiyosaki just proved – again – that the game hasn’t changed since he was nine years old playing Monopoly with his Rich Dad.
Four green houses. One red hotel.
Cash flow wins in the end.
