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title: "5 Cards Quotes By Robert Kiyosaki"
description: "5 Cards quotes by Robert Kiyosaki. Plus more from Robert Kiyosaki and more Cards sayings from other authors."
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> [Don't cut up your credit cards, the problem is not the cards, it's the lack of financial literacy of the person holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/don-t-cut-up-your-credit-cards-the-problem-is-not-the-cards-it-s-the/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/robert-kiyosaki-260_bad-situation_don-t-cut-up-your-credit-cards-the-probl_103348.jpg)

> [Congratulations on your job at the bank! Yes. You work for the bank. After taxes, your largest expense is your mortgage and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/congratulations-on-your-job-at-the-bank-yes-you-work-for-the-bank/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/robert-kiyosaki-260_bank_congratulations-on-your-job-at-the-bank_298898.jpg)

> [When I was young, people lived from paycheck to paycheck. Today, it seems like they live from credit card payment to credit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/when-i-was-young-people-lived-from-paycheck-to-paycheck-today-it/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/robert-kiyosaki-260_card_when-i-was-young-people-lived-from-paych_890526.jpg)

> [By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/by-2003-every-fool-was-getting-into-real-estate-the-checkout-girl-at/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/robert-kiyosaki-260_agent_by-2003-every-fool-was-getting-into-real_987826.jpg)

> [When I was a kid, there were no credit cards. Instead, retailers offered layaway plans. My mom would go to a store,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/when-i-was-a-kid-there-were-no-credit-cards-instead-retailers-offered/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/robert-kiyosaki-260_cards_when-i-was-a-kid-there-were-no-credit-ca_1329981.jpg)

## Other authors on Cards

## More by Robert Kiyosaki

> [Most people put money in their piggy bank. I buy a goose that lays golden eggs over and over again. That's what an asset…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/most-people-put-money-in-their-piggy-bank-i-buy-a-goose-that-lays/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The benefit of living in a free society is that we all have the choice to be rich, poor, or middle class. The decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-benefit-of-living-in-a-free-society-is-that-we-all-have-the/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Rich dad has taught me "You can't do it" doesn't necessarily mean "you can't". It more often means "they can't".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/rich-dad-has-taught-me-you-can-t-do-it-doesn-t-necessarily-mean-you/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they are not afraid of losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-greatest-secret-of-winners-is-that-failure-inspires-winning-thus/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [A truly intelligent person is the dumbest person on the team he is leading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/a-truly-intelligent-person-is-the-dumbest-person-on-the-team-he-is/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Corporate America is a 20th-century dinosaur, trembling on the edge of extinction, and the only way for you to have a genuinely secure future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/corporate-america-is-a-20th-century-dinosaur-trembling-on-the-edge-of/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [If you don't like the idea that most of the money spent on lottery tickets supports government programs, you should know that most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/if-you-don-t-like-the-idea-that-most-of-the-money-spent-on-lottery/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Jobs are a centuries-old concept created during the Industrial Revolution. Despite the reality that we're now deep in the Information Age, many people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/jobs-are-a-centuries-old-concept-created-during-the-industrial/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [A job is a short term solution to a long term problem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/a-job-is-a-short-term-solution-to-a-long-term-problem/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Excuses cost a dime and that's why the poor could afford a lot of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/excuses-cost-a-dime-and-that-s-why-the-poor-could-afford-a-lot-of-it/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/in-today-s-rapidly-changing-world-the-people-who-are-not-taking-risk/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [For people who live in the suburbs and must commute long distances to work, their wealth will sink as energy prices rise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/for-people-who-live-in-the-suburbs-and-must-commute-long-distances-to/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-strength-of-character-and-emotional-intelligence-to-face-your/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The biggest trap, the biggest dungeon in life isn't laziness or bad luck, it's comfort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-biggest-trap-the-biggest-dungeon-in-life-isn-t-laziness-or-bad/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [If you had seen me back in high school, there's no way you would have ever said I would become an author or teacher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/if-you-had-seen-me-back-in-high-school-there-s-no-way-you-would-have/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

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