Yes, it was the exact same scheme. Rich Dad Poor Dad was basically "Buy lots of cheap, crappy houses and become a slum lord" expanded into thousands of pages of books, seminars, and self help guides.

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datadrivenangel 2 hours ago | parent [-]

and Kiyosaki has declared bankruptcy at least once!

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qzw an hour ago | parent [-]

There really should be a special category for business books written by people who’ve gone bankrupt. I know at least two well known examples, but there’s got to be a whole lot more.

	▲	jimbokun 13 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Dave Ramsey went bankrupt but to be fair he incorporates it into his teaching. “Hear are the things that led me to bankruptcy, and here are the things I did to climb out of it and become financially stable again.”