Every dollar you earn is a soldier. It’s a powerful metaphor for turning your income into a wealth-building army. This isn’t about hoarding cash; it’s about putting your money to work for you, creating a system where your financial resources grow independently of your time and effort.
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Meaning
At its core, this quote means that your money isn’t just a static tool for spending; it’s a dynamic asset that can be deployed to acquire more assets. It’s the fundamental principle of making your money work as hard as you do.
Explanation
Let me break this down for you. Most people, they earn a dollar and they immediately send it off to die—it goes to bills, to expenses, to liabilities that give nothing back. Poof. Gone forever.
What Kiyosaki is saying is to shift your entire mindset. See that dollar not as a consumer, but as a commander. You are the general. That soldier’s mission isn’t to be spent; its mission is to go out into the financial battlefield—the market—and capture prisoners. Those prisoners are more dollars, more assets, more cash flow.
So you send one soldier (your initial investment) into a dividend stock, or a piece of a rental property, or a side business. And that soldier doesn’t just come back alone. It brings back two, three, ten more soldiers. And then you send those out. It’s a compounding army. Before you know it, you’re not fighting for every dollar; your army is fighting for you, 24/7.
Quote Summary
| Context | Attributes |
|---|---|
| Original Language | English (3670) |
| Category | Wealth (107) |
| Topics | investment (18), money management (4), strategy (31) |
| Literary Style | memorable (234), metaphoric (105) |
| Emotion / Mood | motivating (311), provocative (175) |
| Overall Quote Score | 83 (302) |
Origin & Factcheck
This quote comes directly from Robert Kiyosaki’s 2017 book, Why the Rich Are Getting Richer. It’s a core tenet of his financial philosophy that he’s been teaching for decades. You’ll sometimes see similar sentiments floating around online, but this specific “soldier” analogy is uniquely his from that text.
Attribution Summary
| Context | Attributes |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert T Kiyosaki (98) |
| Source Type | Book (4032) |
| Source/Book Name | Why the Rich Are Getting Richer (52) |
| Origin Timeperiod | 21st Century (1891) |
| Original Language | English (3670) |
| Authenticity | Verified (4032) |
Author Bio
Born in Hilo, Hawaii, Robert T. Kiyosaki graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and served as a Marine Corps helicopter gunship pilot in Vietnam. After stints at Xerox and entrepreneurial ventures, he turned to financial education, co-authoring Rich Dad Poor Dad in 1997 and launching the Rich Dad brand. He invests in real estate and commodities and hosts the Rich Dad Radio Show. The Robert T. Kiyosaki book list spans personal finance classics like Cashflow Quadrant and Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing, along with educational games and seminars.
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Where is this quotation located?
| Quotation | Every dollar you earn is a soldier. Send it out to bring back more soldiers |
| Book Details | Publication Year/Date: 2017, ISBN/Unique Identifier: 9781612680811, Last edition: 1st Edition, Number of pages: 256 |
| Where is it? | Chapter 5, The Power of Leverage, page 82 |