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Book · 2001 · Business & Economics

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter · Brought up by 32 people on 19 podcasts

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter has been mentioned in 48 episodes across 19 podcasts (9 episodes recommend it and 39 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Chris Williamson (3 episodes), Leila Hormozi (4 episodes) and Brad Barrett (3 episodes) on ChooseFI (18 episodes), Build with Leila Hormozi (3 episodes) and Modern Wisdom (3 episodes).

#38 of 16,947 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts

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My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad pretty shortly after I graduated college. And you know, just understanding the concept of passive income and making your money work for you really resonated with me.
Ryan Brennan · ChooseFI · May 2025 Listen at 17:28

Questions about Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter

Who recommends Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter on podcasts?

Chris Williamson (2 episodes), Leila Hormozi (1 episode), Brad Barrett (1 episode), Alan Donegan (1 episode) and Tim Pool (1 episode) have recommended Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter on podcasts. In all, 32 people brought it up across 19 podcasts (8 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Rich Dad, Poor Dad the most?

ChooseFI (18 episodes), Build with Leila Hormozi (3 episodes), Modern Wisdom (3 episodes), Timcast IRL (3 episodes) and Freakonomics Radio (2 episodes), among 19 podcasts in all.

Is Rich Dad, Poor Dad recommended, or only discussed?

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter was recommended in 9 episodes, discussed without a recommendation in 36 episodes, and critiqued in 3 episodes, as of 2026-09-21.

What do people say about Rich Dad, Poor Dad?

Ryan Brennan on ChooseFI (2025-05-25): "My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad pretty shortly after I graduated college. And you know, just understanding the concept of passive income and making your money work for you really resonated with me."

When was Rich Dad, Poor Dad last mentioned on a podcast?

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter was last discussed on ChooseFI by Jesse Mecham on 2026-09-21.

What they say about it

Grouped from 48 episodes
  • Read as a young person“pretty shortly after I graduated college”
    4
  • Understanding assets versus liabilities“the difference between an asset and a liability”
    4
  • Changed my mindset“changed a lot of how I thought about work”
    3

The best things said about it

6 of 61 · every mention
Recommended
Truly the book for me was Rich Dad Poor Dad and financially and just like the mindset around an employee mm that book just changed a lot of how I thought about work.
Matt Choi The Daily Stoic · May 2024
Recommended
The fourth book that changed my mindset was one I read in the break room when I was a personal trainer at a large gym: 'Rich Dad Poor Dad.'.
Leila Hormozi Build with Leila Hormozi · Aug 2022
Recommended
I mean this is something that you're going to have on your shelf like the simple path to wealth like Rich Dad Poor Dad this is one of those must read books.
Brad Barrett ChooseFI · Jan 2018
Discussed
One of the first books I read on money, he put it very simply. He said, 'The rich buy assets, the middle class buys liabilities thinking they are assets.'.
Leila Hormozi Build with Leila Hormozi · Dec 2025
Discussed
Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki wrote about this 30 years ago.
Scott Trench ChooseFI · Feb 2023
Discussed
Well, when I wrote 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' which came out in 1997, it was turned down by every one of those Marxist book editors in New York.
Robert Kiyosaki The Rubin Report · Aug 2022

Where and when it comes up

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Podcast episodes that discussed Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by year. One episode counts once, however often the book came up.

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Number 82 of the most mentioned books on podcasts in 2024

How it comes up

Recommended means the speaker tells listeners to read it.

Episodes, each counted once, by the strongest way it came up.

Most episodes, by podcast

Top 9 of 19 shows

32 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Also: Anthony Pompliano · Boyd Dunleavey · Bruce Lipton · Candace Owens · Chris Bosh · Chris Travers · Dan Sheeks · Daniel Ek · Dave Rubin · James Clear · Jesse Mecham · Joanna Penn · Nancy Bachety · Nischa Shah · Richard Mensah · Ryan Brennan · Scott Trench · Stephen Dubner · Suzanne Santo · Zeona McIntyre

Why people recommend it

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter is a widely read personal finance book that contrasts the mindsets of working for money versus making money work for you. Jaspreet Singh told Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO that it was the first personal finance book he ever read cover to cover. Matt Choi shared on The Daily Stoic that the book fundamentally shifted his financial mindset and employee perspective. Bedros Keuilian compared his mentor-mentee relationship to the dynamics described in Kiyosaki's work on The Shawn Ryan Show. Alan Donegan noted on ChooseFI how the book's distinction between assets and liabilities made a massive impact on his life, while Brad Barrett called it a must-read shelf classic. Leila Hormozi explained on Build with Leila Hormozi that reading the book in a gym break room changed her mindset about money and time, and Chris Williamson recommended it for financial planning on Modern Wisdom.

Every mention

61 quotes from 48 episodes · 16 passing or ad reads below
Chris Williamson man this book is phenomenal and everyone that is listening if you want it's the rich dad poor dad of 2020 3
Discussed
“I don't know if you saw the book if you read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. Yeah, by Robert Kiyosaki.”
Recommended
“in terms of financial planning morgan households the psychology of money uh robert kiyosaki rich dad poor dad is also pretty good”
Recommended
“man this book is phenomenal and everyone that is listening if you want it's the rich dad poor dad of 2020”
Leila Hormozi the fourth book that changed my mindset was one that i read actually in the break room when i was a persona… 4
Discussed
“You know, I see it the same way because I think I I remember I read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad and that like changed everything. Was like, 'Oh my god, my dad was a poor dad.'”
Discussed
“Okay, Robert Kiosaki, he wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad. One of the first books I read on money, he put it very simply. He said, "The rich buy assets, the middle class buys liabilities thinking they are assets."”
Discussed
“and then when I got to the age of about I want to say between 17 and 18 and I actually end up reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad”
Recommended
“the fourth book that changed my mindset was one that i read actually in the break room when i was a personal trainer at a big globo gym and it was rich dad poor dad”
Recommended
“The fourth book that changed my mindset was one I read in the break room when I was a personal trainer at a large gym: 'Rich Dad Poor Dad.'”
Brad Barrett I mean this is something that you're going to have on your shelf like the simple path to wealth like Rich D… 3
Discussed
“And if you can work through that, and and I think Robert Kiyosaki did a great job. I know there's some probably well-founded criticisms of the book generally, but I think from a mindset perspective, it's one of the top 10 books out there for individuals that are really trying to differentiate between the acquisition of stuff to the acquisition”
Recommended
“I mean this is something that you're going to have on your shelf like the simple path to wealth like Rich Dad Poor Dad this is one of those must read books”
Discussed
“and it reminds me so much of the Robert kiyazaki book Rich Dad Poor Dad and which he describes this idea of this cash flow quadrant”
Alan Donegan just adding in the one piece of advice that made a massive impact on my wife and I as we bought ours was th… 2
Recommended
“just adding in the one piece of advice that made a massive impact on my wife and I as we bought ours was the Robert Kiyosaki the difference between an asset and a liability”
Discussed
“I started studying some of the Robert Kiyosaki early stuff Rich Dad Poor Dad which was about buying assets as opposed to buying liabilities”
Tim Pool A great book I would recommend rich dad poor dad I would definitely recommend that 2
Discussed
“a crash is a really good time to get rich says author of rich dad poor dad”
Recommended
“A great book I would recommend rich dad poor dad I would definitely recommend that”
Bedros Keuilian It's like Robert kiyosaki's book I got my poor dad who taught me work ethic and who risked his life to brin… 1
Recommended
“It's like Robert kiyosaki's book I got my poor dad who taught me work ethic and who risked his life to bring us here I got Jim Franco”
Jaspreet Singh The first book I've ever read cover to cover was Rich Dad Poor Dad. 1
Recommended
“The first book I've ever read cover to cover was Rich Dad Poor Dad.”
Matt Choi truly the book for me was Rich Dad Poor Dad and financially and just like the mindset around an employee mm… 1
Recommended
“truly the book for me was Rich Dad Poor Dad and financially and just like the mindset around an employee mm that book just changed a lot of how I thought about work”
Brian Feroldi so the very first book that I read that turned me on to the whole concept of money and investing uh was Ric… 2
Discussed
“so the very first book that I read that turned me on to the whole concept of money and investing uh was Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert kosaki”
Discussed
“Then my dad gave me a book when I was again just graduated from college uh Rich Dad Poor Dad I'm sure many people in the fly Community are super familiar with it and that was the first book that really introduced me to the idea of that you're in business for yourself and that you can become rich if”
Discussed
“then my dad gave me a book when I was again just graduated from college uh Rich Dad Poor Dad I'm sure many people in the fly Community are super familiar with it”
Jordan Harbinger Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And I remember this was like, if you didn't read that, you're just irr… 2
Critiqued
“Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And I remember this was like, if you didn't read that, you're just irresponsible. How dare you? You're 22. You haven't read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And I read it, and I went, I don't know about this.”
Discussed
“how many people book enters our interviews with you and then tell you how much they love Rich Dad Poor Dad”
Robert Kiyosaki Dave, this is the story of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" magnified 1000%. 2
Discussed
“Dave, this is the story of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" magnified 1000%.”
Discussed
“So that's how the story of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" started.”
Discussed
“Well, when I wrote "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" which came out in 1997, it was turned down by every one of those Marxist book editors in New York”
Discussed
“So when I wrote "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", back in 1997, I first created the CASHFLOW board game to teach financial statements, income and expense, statements of cash flow, you know.”
Discussed
“And so the CASHFLOW board game, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", the only book that covered the three financial statements, income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flow.”
Discussed
“Anyway, that's why I wrote "Rich Dad, Poor Dad". That's why I created the CASHFLOW game. What the hand does to mind remembers.”
Alex Hormozi and so the fact that like Rich Dad Poor Dad still sells 100,000 copies a month 40 years I 50 years later th… 1
Discussed
“and so the fact that like Rich Dad Poor Dad still sells 100,000 copies a month 40 years I 50 years later than when he originally wrote it”
Anthony Pompliano i read when i was 20 actually sitting in the desert of iraq um rich dad poor dad think and grow rich and th… 1
Discussed
“i read when i was 20 actually sitting in the desert of iraq um rich dad poor dad think and grow rich and the richest man in babylon”
Boyd Dunleavey I was reading books like Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki you which I'm sure you guys have heard of and… 1
Discussed
“I was reading books like Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki you which I'm sure you guys have heard of and you know just it had a tremendous impact on my life”
Bruce Lipton there's a book Rich Dad Poor Dad and it's a book about power empowerment and disempowerment 1
Discussed
“there's a book Rich Dad Poor Dad and it's a book about power empowerment and disempowerment”
Candace Owens Read things like Rich Dad Poor Dad. Rich people wealthy people like that don't like to part with their mone… 1
Discussed
“Read things like Rich Dad Poor Dad. Rich people wealthy people like that don't like to part with their money over stupidity.”
Chris Bosh and then after that once I got into the NBA I always thought it was fascinating how I started hearing the b… 1
Discussed
“and then after that once I got into the NBA I always thought it was fascinating how I started hearing the books like Rich Dad Poor Dad I read that too”
Discussed
“after that once I got into the NBA I always thought it was fascinating how I started hearing the books like Rich Dad Poor Dad I read that too”
Chris Travers I want to say yeah Rich Dad Poor Dad the original one that was definitely on there 1
Discussed
“I want to say yeah Rich Dad Poor Dad the original one that was definitely on there”
Dan Sheeks I you know, I got that from Rich Dad Poor Dad where Robert Kiyosaki's rich dad was telling him you need to… 1
Discussed
“I you know, I got that from Rich Dad Poor Dad where Robert Kiyosaki's rich dad was telling him you need to build up your real assets and his poor dad was more about false assets.”
Daniel Ek someone gave me, like, this book, "Rich Dad Poor Dad," I think. I read it. 1
Discussed
“someone gave me, like, this book, "Rich Dad Poor Dad," I think. I read it.”
Dave Rubin which is the whole point of the book that you're holding that to be clear, you did not write, but you're pr… 1
Discussed
“which is the whole point of the book that you're holding that to be clear, you did not write, but you're promoting, you're promoting it for all the wrong reasons, I get why.”
James Clear Another example that might be like Rich Dad Poor Dad. That book has this element of contrast between the two. 1
Discussed
“Another example that might be like Rich Dad Poor Dad. That book has this element of contrast between the two.”
Jesse Mecham Uh, I remember rich dad, poor dad, and kind of being like, okay, like I can see which way you want to go wi… 1
Discussed
“Uh, I remember rich dad, poor dad, and kind of being like, okay, like I can see which way you want to go with this. I just remember taking to the topic.”
Joanna Penn then I got into this was you know I read Kiyosaki I got into property investment 1
Discussed
“then I got into this was you know I read Kiyosaki I got into property investment”
Nancy Bachety and I read Rich Dad Poor Dad real estate book because real estate was going to be it if my 403b plan wasn't 1
Discussed
“and I read Rich Dad Poor Dad real estate book because real estate was going to be it if my 403b plan wasn't”
Nischa Shah Even the first book I read which was Rich Dad Poor Dad that just that concept of understanding assets versu… 1
Discussed
“Even the first book I read which was Rich Dad Poor Dad that just that concept of understanding assets versus liabilities.”
Richard Mensah she gave me the first book she gave me to read that was her full recommendation was rich dad poor dad by ro… 1
Discussed
“she gave me the first book she gave me to read that was her full recommendation was rich dad poor dad by robert kiyosaki and as a kid you're like what is this book about”
Ryan Brennan My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad pretty shortly after I gradua… 1
Discussed
“My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad pretty shortly after I graduated college. And you know, just understanding the concept of passive income and making your money work for you really resonated with me.”
Discussed
“My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad pretty shortly after I graduated college.”
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Scott Trench Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki wrote about this 30 years ago 1
Discussed
“Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki wrote about this 30 years ago”
Stephen Dubner it's called Popular personal financial advice versus the professors in it he examines the advice given in b… 1
Discussed
“it's called Popular personal financial advice versus the professors in it he examines the advice given in books like Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki”
Suzanne Santo but Rich Dad Poor Dad I first of all I read half the book I didn't read the whole book so I can't really li… 1
Discussed
“I recently this is so silly my dear landlord slash friend invited me downstairs to play this game that was created by the Rich Dad Poor Dad author and yeah and it's I can't I don't know what it's called but it it's about it's a financial game it's like a adult Monopoly”
Discussed
“but Rich Dad Poor Dad I first of all I read half the book I didn't read the whole book so I can't really like speak on the entirety of it but it gave me a different level of confidence that money was taking from me”
Discussed
“but when I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and then in conjunction with this board game I played with Russell it really it's so funny it seems you know what it seems like part of the whole illusion of reality”
Zeona McIntyre and I think like also from Reading Rich Dad Poor Dad when I was pretty young I thought okay like real estat… 1
Discussed
“and I think like also from Reading Rich Dad Poor Dad when I was pretty young I thought okay like real estate sounds like a way to get wealth in your life”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker7
Critiqued
“I think he tried to buy too many too fast and he followed the Robert Kiasaki way and kept telling me you got to get into debt to make money, which I strongly disagreed with, but um he kind of just kept going anyway.”
Speaker The Ramsey Show Your Goals Need Numbers, Not Wishes 2026-09-04
Discussed
“with our dividends and that's one thing that changed was the Robert Kiyosaki book when I read that and it said that the wealthy don't work for money their money works for them.”
Discussed
“Robert Kiyosaki, the guy behind Rich Dad Poor Dad, thinks it could double or even triple by the end of 2025.”
Discussed
“I'd read the Rich Dad Poor Dad book and I'd been a Peace Corp volunteer where I'd lived on a very small amount of money each month”
Critiqued
“so my favorite Financial article of all time is probably John T Reed's takedown of Robert Kiyosaki from Rich Dad Poor Dad on his website”
Discussed
“but I do think that the natural place for us to take this conversation is to more of a Rich Dad Poor Dad aspect which is instead of buying stuff”
Discussed
“I started studying some of the Robert Kiyosaki early stuff Rich Dad Poor Dad which was about buying assets as opposed to buying liabilities and I'd never owned an asset before”

Often mentioned with

Other mentions (16: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Robert Kiyosaki, the guy behind Rich Dad Poor Dad, he's calling silver the most overlooked opportunity on the market right now, he thinks it could double or even triple by the end of 2025.”
Passing
“you know in the Rich Dad Poor Dad world my mom and dad they didn't own stocks”
Passing
“simple path to wealth Rich Dad Poor Dad as well as start an IRA for each with an index fund portfolio”
Plugged
“- I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today is investor, entrepreneur, and author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," former Rubin Report guest, Robert Kiyosaki, and free speech advocate and former executive, I put emphasis on former, former executive director of the Lewis Center at Arizona State University, Ann Atkinson, Robert, Ann, welcome to the Rubin Report.”
Passing
“Poor Dad Rich Dad is the Robert Kawasaki guy or whatever his name Robert something they can go rich as Napoleon Hill yeah yeah sorry that's what I meant Rich that poor dad”
Passing
“I've read tons of books on Personal Finance since my teens including all the Rich Dad Poor Dad books and many more”
Passing
“then I got into this was you know I read Kiyosaki I got into property investment and I discovered I really just don't care what the color of the carpet is”
Passing
“fortunately I read Rich to head Poor Dad early on and chose to focus on real estate since finding the choose Phi community and learning the simple path to wealth a few years back”
Passing
“I'm Dave Rubin, and joining me today is author of the world-famous book, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and author of the brand new book, "Capitalist Manifesto: "How Entrepreneurs Can Save Capitalism".”
Passing
“she would actually ask well she knew which parent to ask which is not me and she knew to ask Jason like how do I get my money to make even more money she listened to the book Rich Dad Poor Dad do you know that book”
Passing
“This is a big deal in that community and there's a lot of kind of less extreme elements of this that are still wrapped up in this that what is that guy who does those debtree seminars that's like weird and rich dad poor dad. Yeah, the rich dad poor.”
Passing
“what did i say it was um robert kiyosaki with a better a better looking author um the handsome the handsome rich dad poor dad”
Plugged
“man this book is phenomenal and everyone that is listening if you want it's the rich dad poor dad of 2020 um with with a better looking author”
Passing
“so I did like Rich Dad um a well told story simple path to wealth was fantastic”
Passing
“I actually went to a Robert Kiyosaki seminar probably back in 2004 which was fantastic I got to meet meet the guy but he was a good push for me to realize hey there are some other options here”

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