1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,780 The reason I wrote 2 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:02,075 The Rich Dad Poor Dad was 3 00:00:02,075 --> 00:00:04,105 Because I knew this time was coming 4 00:00:04,105 --> 00:00:08,342 [Music] 5 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:11,852 And we have as world have never been here before 6 00:00:12,252 --> 00:00:13,592 and so it's a spooky time 7 00:00:13,592 --> 00:00:14,562 Damn yet 8 00:00:14,961 --> 00:00:16,971 It's probably the most dangerous time 9 00:00:17,031 --> 00:00:18,641 Ever ever ever ever 10 00:00:18,791 --> 00:00:20,661 There's nothing to compare it to 11 00:00:20,661 --> 00:00:23,251 because there's never been a world economy before 12 00:00:23,251 --> 00:00:24,011 For example 13 00:00:24,011 --> 00:00:25,741 you know 100 years ago 14 00:00:25,741 --> 00:00:28,361 if there was a stock market crash in England 15 00:00:28,361 --> 00:00:29,611 Didn't affect anybody 16 00:00:29,611 --> 00:00:31,461 but now the US market goes down 17 00:00:31,461 --> 00:00:32,689 the world goes down 18 00:00:32,689 --> 00:00:34,540 So plus with social media 19 00:00:34,540 --> 00:00:36,560 and all this we're doing right now 20 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:38,995 so we've never been here before 21 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:40,890 and 22 00:00:40,890 --> 00:00:41,890 You know I 23 00:00:41,890 --> 00:00:43,890 I'm excited about it 24 00:00:43,890 --> 00:00:46,340 Because I make more money in crashes 25 00:00:46,340 --> 00:00:48,110 than I do when they go up 26 00:00:48,110 --> 00:00:49,560 so but for the average person 27 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:50,990 they'll get wiped out 28 00:00:50,990 --> 00:00:52,760 I'm afraid at the worst 29 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:53,940 I hope I'm wrong 30 00:00:53,940 --> 00:00:55,070 but I think we head for 31 00:00:55,070 --> 00:00:56,790 a global depression 32 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:59,420 How does this play out 33 00:00:59,420 --> 00:01:00,880 for the average worker 34 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,720 for the small business owner 35 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,890 I mean what's the next 3 months look like? 36 00:01:04,890 --> 00:01:05,709 because it doesn't look preaty 37 00:01:05,709 --> 00:01:07,509 I mean people are already being laid off 38 00:01:07,509 --> 00:01:08,809 made redundant 39 00:01:08,809 --> 00:01:09,749 businesses are 40 00:01:09,749 --> 00:01:12,339 there's no cash flow in most of these businesses 41 00:01:12,339 --> 00:01:14,039 How does that play out? 42 00:01:14,039 --> 00:01:14,769 Well let me give you 43 00:01:14,769 --> 00:01:15,669 one more step 44 00:01:15,669 --> 00:01:17,589 just to give you the size of it okay 45 00:01:17,589 --> 00:01:21,589 The national debt for WW2 was 25 billions 46 00:01:22,630 --> 00:01:24,650 Everyday today 47 00:01:24,788 --> 00:01:28,988 Everyday they're printing 125 billions 48 00:01:28,988 --> 00:01:31,018 Every single day 49 00:01:31,018 --> 00:01:33,564 that's like five WW2 per day 50 00:01:33,564 --> 00:01:36,014 They're printing so much money 51 00:01:36,014 --> 00:01:38,446 to keep this think a hot of air balloon 52 00:01:38,446 --> 00:01:40,356 with a tear in it 53 00:01:40,356 --> 00:01:41,956 and they're doing desperately 54 00:01:41,956 --> 00:01:43,256 trying to fix this tear 55 00:01:43,256 --> 00:01:44,826 but no matter how hard they try 56 00:01:44,826 --> 00:01:45,880 the tear has gone beyond 57 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,420 it's coming down 58 00:01:47,420 --> 00:01:48,989 so in financial terms 59 00:01:48,989 --> 00:01:51,010 it's called out debt-to-GDP 60 00:01:51,010 --> 00:01:53,430 has now gone from 60% to 90% 61 00:01:53,430 --> 00:01:54,180 to 105% 62 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:55,690 it's going to 120% 63 00:01:55,690 --> 00:01:56,870 we're bankrupt 64 00:01:56,870 --> 00:01:58,040 and they are going to print 65 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:58,670 more and more money 66 00:01:58,670 --> 00:01:59,900 which means savers are losers 67 00:01:59,900 --> 00:02:01,700 just as I predicted 68 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:02,910 your money is going to be worthless 69 00:02:02,910 --> 00:02:03,990 in a few years 70 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:05,340 So 71 00:02:05,340 --> 00:02:07,100 my messages is same 72 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:09,040 as some of your other guests 73 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,940 this is metamorphosis time 74 00:02:10,940 --> 00:02:13,310 Financial education in Rich Dad's terms 75 00:02:13,310 --> 00:02:17,310 is really financial transformation 76 00:02:17,310 --> 00:02:19,380 and the definition of metamorphosis 77 00:02:19,380 --> 00:02:21,000 is very important 78 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:21,940 Metamorphosis 79 00:02:21,940 --> 00:02:23,170 The definition is 80 00:02:23,170 --> 00:02:25,480 the evolution or the transformation 81 00:02:26,111 --> 00:02:28,001 from an immature form 82 00:02:28,574 --> 00:02:31,384 to an adult form 83 00:02:31,384 --> 00:02:33,264 an immature form 84 00:02:33,264 --> 00:02:34,534 to an adult form 85 00:02:34,534 --> 00:02:37,674 Metamorphosis is the same as a caterpillar 86 00:02:37,674 --> 00:02:39,504 turning into butterfly 87 00:02:39,504 --> 00:02:40,834 and Fuller always said 88 00:02:40,834 --> 00:02:42,394 "There is nothing to predict 89 00:02:42,394 --> 00:02:44,094 a butterfly inside a caterpillar 90 00:02:44,300 --> 00:02:46,500 So anybody listening right now 91 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,380 if you're struggling financially 92 00:02:48,380 --> 00:02:49,200 just thinking of yourself 93 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,760 as a little caterpillar 94 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,410 and this crisis is your cocoon 95 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,023 The question is 96 00:02:55,023 --> 00:02:56,627 what do you emerge as 97 00:02:56,627 --> 00:02:58,277 Do you emerge as a victim? 98 00:02:58,277 --> 00:02:58,987 You know 99 00:02:58,987 --> 00:03:00,987 "that the world did that to a man" 100 00:03:00,987 --> 00:03:02,047 and "the capitalist are crooks" 101 00:03:02,047 --> 00:03:03,627 "the rich are bastards" 102 00:03:03,627 --> 00:03:04,697 and all this stuffs 103 00:03:04,697 --> 00:03:05,307 or do you say 104 00:03:05,307 --> 00:03:06,897 "Oh" 105 00:03:06,897 --> 00:03:08,207 "this is the best thing that ever 106 00:03:08,207 --> 00:03:09,447 happened to me" 107 00:03:09,447 --> 00:03:10,847 The same as my health 108 00:03:10,847 --> 00:03:14,197 I am groundzero for the coronavirus 109 00:03:14,197 --> 00:03:15,207 all that does 110 00:03:15,207 --> 00:03:17,907 is inspire me to get healthier 111 00:03:17,907 --> 00:03:19,057 You're either going to 112 00:03:19,057 --> 00:03:20,817 get healthier and wealthier 113 00:03:20,817 --> 00:03:22,177 or your going to go bust 114 00:03:22,177 --> 00:03:23,197 Your choice 115 00:03:23,197 --> 00:03:24,957 It's between your ears 116 00:03:24,957 --> 00:03:25,797 your heart 117 00:03:25,797 --> 00:03:26,407 your body 118 00:03:26,407 --> 00:03:27,107 your mind 119 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:27,627 your spirit 120 00:03:27,627 --> 00:03:28,797 your attitude 121 00:03:28,797 --> 00:03:29,807 This could be the best thing 122 00:03:29,807 --> 00:03:31,037 that ever happened to you 123 00:03:31,037 --> 00:03:32,087 Physically 124 00:03:32,087 --> 00:03:33,177 mentally 125 00:03:33,177 --> 00:03:34,007 emotionally 126 00:03:34,007 --> 00:03:35,007 spiritually 127 00:03:35,007 --> 00:03:37,115 If you turn out to a butterfly 128 00:03:37,115 --> 00:03:38,845 or somebody will step on you 129 00:03:38,845 --> 00:03:40,277 like a little worm 130 00:03:40,277 --> 00:03:41,237 it's your choice 131 00:03:45,558 --> 00:03:48,745 Now if you are in trouble today 132 00:03:48,745 --> 00:03:50,345 my messege is not so kind 133 00:03:50,345 --> 00:03:53,633 this is hard talk not happy talk 134 00:03:53,633 --> 00:03:55,673 The crisis is in your head 135 00:03:55,673 --> 00:03:57,683 now that's the bad news 136 00:03:58,761 --> 00:04:00,481 The good news 137 00:04:00,481 --> 00:04:01,911 you can change the crisis by changing 138 00:04:01,911 --> 00:04:03,471 what's inside your head 139 00:04:03,471 --> 00:04:04,611 and so I'm doing 140 00:04:04,611 --> 00:04:05,531 I'm hating brag 141 00:04:05,531 --> 00:04:08,353 but I'm doing extremely well financially today 142 00:04:08,353 --> 00:04:10,433 because as I was warning everybody 143 00:04:10,433 --> 00:04:12,242 this crisis was coming 144 00:04:12,242 --> 00:04:14,842 but it would be irresponsible of me 145 00:04:14,842 --> 00:04:17,032 to warning people of the crisis 146 00:04:17,032 --> 00:04:21,032 and not personally make changes myself 147 00:04:21,032 --> 00:04:22,202 So the good news is 148 00:04:22,202 --> 00:04:23,502 the crisis in your head 149 00:04:23,502 --> 00:04:26,302 the bad news it is in your head 150 00:04:26,866 --> 00:04:28,910 the most important thing you can have 151 00:04:28,910 --> 00:04:30,470 not now is not job security 152 00:04:30,470 --> 00:04:31,940 but meaningful work 153 00:04:31,940 --> 00:04:34,050 So you and I don't need the money 154 00:04:34,050 --> 00:04:35,392 but our work is meaningful 155 00:04:35,392 --> 00:04:38,039 and it's our meaningful work 156 00:04:38,039 --> 00:04:40,182 that get's us through the hard times 157 00:04:40,182 --> 00:04:41,642 So the good news is 158 00:04:41,642 --> 00:04:43,142 my company is sold out 159 00:04:43,142 --> 00:04:44,928 we can not keep up the product 160 00:04:44,967 --> 00:04:47,807 The bad news is supply chain shutdown 161 00:04:47,807 --> 00:04:49,927 but that's a good problem 162 00:04:49,927 --> 00:04:51,537 We have tons of cash 163 00:04:51,537 --> 00:04:52,887 I've gold I've silver 164 00:04:54,581 --> 00:04:57,911 I do have challenges in the real estate market 165 00:04:57,936 --> 00:04:59,416 but that's going to make me stronger 166 00:04:59,421 --> 00:05:01,411 that's my own attitude I can have 167 00:05:01,411 --> 00:05:03,021 otherwise I just cry and said well 168 00:05:03,021 --> 00:05:05,174 the government should take care of me 169 00:05:05,174 --> 00:05:07,594 I need a bailout money understandable 170 00:05:07,594 --> 00:05:08,864 So what can I do? 171 00:05:08,974 --> 00:05:10,580 I'm one of them. What do I do? 172 00:05:10,580 --> 00:05:11,970 This would go back to employee 173 00:05:11,970 --> 00:05:13,880 self employee business owner 174 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,870 It's investor like go find the business 175 00:05:15,870 --> 00:05:16,930 go start the business 176 00:05:16,930 --> 00:05:18,980 go reposition yourself career-wise 177 00:05:18,980 --> 00:05:20,950 you know is there a 178 00:05:20,950 --> 00:05:22,940 1-2-3 steps processes on 179 00:05:22,940 --> 00:05:24,790 what I can do to be prepared for it 180 00:05:24,790 --> 00:05:27,510 I have a friend in Panama 181 00:05:27,510 --> 00:05:29,010 He has avocado farm 182 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,470 So he say it again 183 00:05:31,470 --> 00:05:32,890 Panama growing avocados 184 00:05:32,890 --> 00:05:34,730 he says good people have to eat 185 00:05:34,730 --> 00:05:37,420 Another guys friend of mine grew blueberries 186 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:38,620 but another friend of mine 187 00:05:40,868 --> 00:05:42,658 he is from Seattle excuse me 188 00:05:42,658 --> 00:05:45,208 he had a big house his kids all move out 189 00:05:45,208 --> 00:05:46,808 so he converts the kids bedrooms 190 00:05:46,808 --> 00:05:48,448 into one-bedroom appartments 191 00:05:49,908 --> 00:05:50,978 So he put a ktichen 192 00:05:50,978 --> 00:05:52,308 and he put a toilet 193 00:05:52,308 --> 00:05:54,568 inside a little bedroom 194 00:05:54,568 --> 00:05:56,718 and so he know rents out four bedrooms 195 00:05:56,718 --> 00:05:58,748 he is making more money today than before 196 00:05:58,748 --> 00:06:00,058 because a lot of workers 197 00:06:00,058 --> 00:06:01,228 commute to Seattle 198 00:06:01,927 --> 00:06:02,897 So they come in 199 00:06:02,897 --> 00:06:03,683 they check in 200 00:06:03,683 --> 00:06:05,038 the come in on Sunday night 201 00:06:05,038 --> 00:06:07,088 they check out on Saturday afernoon 202 00:06:09,868 --> 00:06:12,298 So the point is everybody can do something 203 00:06:12,298 --> 00:06:13,458 but you got to figure out 204 00:06:13,458 --> 00:06:14,978 what you going to do 205 00:06:20,401 --> 00:06:21,951 Well the reason 206 00:06:21,951 --> 00:06:23,381 the rich don't work for money 207 00:06:23,381 --> 00:06:25,261 is no 1 expensive tax 208 00:06:25,261 --> 00:06:27,301 See there are 3 kinds of income 209 00:06:27,301 --> 00:06:28,051 Earned 210 00:06:28,051 --> 00:06:28,941 Portfolio 211 00:06:28,991 --> 00:06:29,861 Passive 212 00:06:30,582 --> 00:06:32,392 So earn income is if I get a job 213 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,082 it's earned income 214 00:06:34,082 --> 00:06:35,942 If I am a doctor or programmer 215 00:06:36,372 --> 00:06:37,482 that's earned income 216 00:06:37,482 --> 00:06:39,092 because I'm working for it 217 00:06:39,512 --> 00:06:42,328 If I buy us if I buy let say apple for $10 218 00:06:42,328 --> 00:06:43,682 and sent it for $20 219 00:06:44,448 --> 00:06:45,448 that's a 220 00:06:46,457 --> 00:06:47,337 porfolio income 221 00:06:47,848 --> 00:06:48,868 capital gains 222 00:06:49,535 --> 00:06:51,985 but passive incomes which is cash flow 223 00:06:53,771 --> 00:06:55,101 It's never tax 224 00:06:55,101 --> 00:06:56,031 So it's not 225 00:06:56,031 --> 00:06:57,981 and that's all these guys are screaming 226 00:06:57,981 --> 00:06:59,441 right now in America 227 00:06:59,441 --> 00:07:02,671 "Tax the rich" I said goodluck 228 00:07:02,899 --> 00:07:05,129 because most of those guys complaining 229 00:07:05,129 --> 00:07:07,028 they don't know those 3 kinds of incomes 230 00:07:07,028 --> 00:07:09,738 and the rich don't have jobs anyway 231 00:07:09,738 --> 00:07:11,538 they have assets 232 00:07:11,701 --> 00:07:13,571 and so the average small out there 233 00:07:13,571 --> 00:07:15,761 poor guy you know sent the kids to school 234 00:07:15,761 --> 00:07:17,511 they don't learn this 235 00:07:17,511 --> 00:07:18,961 So that's why a fake because 236 00:07:18,961 --> 00:07:20,341 you were talking about it 237 00:07:20,341 --> 00:07:21,671 It's a newspaper article 238 00:07:21,671 --> 00:07:23,011 about Jarred Kushner 239 00:07:23,011 --> 00:07:25,871 and he explained how the Trumps and Kushner 240 00:07:25,871 --> 00:07:26,921 don't pay taxes 241 00:07:26,921 --> 00:07:28,321 and make million of dollars 242 00:07:28,321 --> 00:07:30,611 and the reporter couldn't understand him 243 00:07:30,611 --> 00:07:32,468 because they're not 244 00:07:32,468 --> 00:07:35,541 our school never teach that 3 types of income 245 00:07:35,541 --> 00:07:36,321 and they judge him 246 00:07:36,321 --> 00:07:37,621 and say they're wrong 247 00:07:37,621 --> 00:07:38,356 and it's cheating 248 00:07:38,356 --> 00:07:39,986 and we see it over and over again 249 00:07:39,986 --> 00:07:41,536 Amazon not paying taxes 250 00:07:41,536 --> 00:07:43,006 What do you say to people when they come 251 00:07:43,006 --> 00:07:44,676 to say "Robert, that's not fair." 252 00:07:44,676 --> 00:07:46,956 "It's not fair. They aren't paying taxes." 253 00:07:46,956 --> 00:07:49,036 Well there are always 3 sides to a coin 254 00:07:49,036 --> 00:07:51,066 you know, heads, tails and the edge 255 00:07:51,807 --> 00:07:52,606 you know 256 00:07:52,606 --> 00:07:54,000 So which side of the coin on you are? 257 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,043 From my side it's fair 258 00:07:56,043 --> 00:07:57,478 But this is the difference 259 00:07:57,478 --> 00:07:59,438 everybody can do it the same thing I do 260 00:07:59,438 --> 00:08:01,723 The Tax Laws are for everybody 261 00:08:01,723 --> 00:08:02,743 They don't say 262 00:08:02,743 --> 00:08:05,073 "well the tax is only for the rich" No. 263 00:08:05,073 --> 00:08:07,973 The Tax Laws are for everybody to use 264 00:08:07,973 --> 00:08:11,003 if you've the right financial education 265 00:08:11,003 --> 00:08:12,773 And the reason I'm advocate of 266 00:08:12,773 --> 00:08:13,733 financial education 267 00:08:13,733 --> 00:08:14,983 without that education 268 00:08:14,983 --> 00:08:16,923 You have to pay taxes. 269 00:08:16,928 --> 00:08:19,218 You see very few people will buy 270 00:08:19,218 --> 00:08:20,228 what I do 271 00:08:20,952 --> 00:08:23,622 make a million of dollars pay zero tax 272 00:08:24,485 --> 00:08:25,516 that takes 273 00:08:25,730 --> 00:08:26,992 And my rich dad taught me 274 00:08:27,002 --> 00:08:27,945 that playing monopoly 275 00:08:27,945 --> 00:08:28,942 That's how it turns 276 00:08:28,942 --> 00:08:32,650 You need 4 green houses and 1 red hotel 277 00:08:32,650 --> 00:08:34,600 or the Mc Donald's one. I write about that 278 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:35,510 Mc Donalds Ray Kroc 279 00:08:35,510 --> 00:08:36,940 Yeah 280 00:08:36,940 --> 00:08:38,450 Mc Donald's is in the real estate business 281 00:08:38,450 --> 00:08:39,520 So they sell humbergers 282 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:40,670 but they but real estate 283 00:08:40,670 --> 00:08:41,950 so they pay no taxes 284 00:08:42,666 --> 00:08:44,446 You know this guys Bezos 285 00:08:44,446 --> 00:08:46,296 he is 16 billion dollars 286 00:08:46,296 --> 00:08:48,816 how much taxes he pays under 16 billions 287 00:08:49,791 --> 00:08:50,571 zero 288 00:08:51,495 --> 00:08:52,715 And that's all legal 289 00:08:52,715 --> 00:08:53,705 Anyone can do it 290 00:08:53,705 --> 00:08:54,615 Everybody can do it 291 00:08:54,615 --> 00:08:57,145 But everyone. Most people lack the education 292 00:08:57,145 --> 00:08:57,775 Correct 293 00:08:57,775 --> 00:08:59,575 So Jarrod learn about money 294 00:08:59,575 --> 00:09:00,425 when he was a kid 295 00:09:00,425 --> 00:09:01,255 by watching his father 296 00:09:01,255 --> 00:09:03,235 by watching his people in real estate and said 297 00:09:03,235 --> 00:09:07,155 Wow. Not only you get to make the money, you get to keep the money. 298 00:09:07,155 --> 00:09:09,185 That's a big problem a lot of people don't understand 299 00:09:09,185 --> 00:09:11,992 Look at how much money I make but how much do you keep 300 00:09:11,992 --> 00:09:15,585 Because it can be half [The tax that you pay]. 301 00:09:15,585 --> 00:09:19,184 And so when you always say this is the law. The law is true for every citizen. 302 00:09:19,184 --> 00:09:21,902 You can do it but most people just don't do it. 303 00:09:21,902 --> 00:09:24,302 Sometimes like you said they don't have the education 304 00:09:24,302 --> 00:09:26,312 Because you need to have a plan 305 00:09:26,312 --> 00:09:28,732 If you going to do risky thing 306 00:09:28,732 --> 00:09:31,864 Well it's not risky. I mean to me what's risky is having a job 307 00:09:31,864 --> 00:09:33,648 and paying taxes. [Yeah] 308 00:09:33,648 --> 00:09:36,688 And saving money because they're printing. 309 00:09:37,590 --> 00:09:38,780 You know 310 00:09:38,780 --> 00:09:40,250 That's the worst thing of all. 311 00:09:40,250 --> 00:09:42,070 That's why does fake money 312 00:09:43,457 --> 00:09:44,447 fake teachers 313 00:09:44,447 --> 00:09:47,227 The teachers will never. They don't know it. [Right] 314 00:09:47,227 --> 00:09:48,007 And fake assets. 315 00:09:48,007 --> 00:09:50,327 Because Wall Streets or the city of London 316 00:09:50,327 --> 00:09:52,917 or Lehman Brothers or Goldman and all. They are not going to tell you this. 317 00:09:54,557 --> 00:10:26,313 [Music]