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Please help me build a list of the top books on personal finances. I want to build my library on the subject. I'm not looking for stuff on investing. More about how to manage your finances and take control.
I want to be more knowledgeable when it comes to:

[*] Managing your money and debt
[*] when to use personal loans
[*] picking apart personal finances and know what needs to change


The only book I've been recommended so far that is really good is The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. This is the kind of book I am looking for.

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I love The Road to Wealth: Suze Orman's Complete Guide to Your Money (Revised Edition)
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do a search here on the forums. This particular subject has been covered many times.

For what you're asking about I'd go w/anything by Mary Hunt.
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Start Late, Finish Rich by David Bach
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
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Start with "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason. It's a very powerful book and focuses on the fundamentals of money management.
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Hi there,
If you really want to establish a good collection on this subject then I have a list of some very good books on finance...

a. Your Money or Your Life
b. What Color is Your Parachute?
c. The Total Money Makeover
d. Real Money
e. The millionaire next door
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All Your Worth by Elizabeth Warren
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The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
Personal Finance Desk Reference
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Hi there,
If you really want to establish a good collection on this subject then I have a list of some very good books on finance...

a. Your Money or Your Life
b. What Color is Your Parachute?
c. The Total Money Makeover
d. Real Money
e. The millionaire next door
very good.thanks.
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The wealthy Barber by David Chilton.
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TMMO by Dave Ramsey
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who can give some above e-book links?
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who can give some above e-book links?
Go to the library and borrow them for free...
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I like "The Millionaire Next Door" a lot. I have yet to read any of Dave Ramsey's books yet. I do focus more on investing or related passive income books.
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This book is for anyone, religious or not, athiestic or not, and of any faith:

The book of Proverbs in the Jewish Torah...

If you read this and study it and obey it, and take it to heart, you WILL, you SHALL have a great life full of joys, riches, and security....and the best part is, you don't even have to believe in anyone's flavor of God....
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