Personal finance book recommendations

[iliketosavemoney]

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So now the reason for the thread, any good recommendations for personal finance books?

[snafu]

I've no idea of what you've read...I prefer quick reads and those easily read in snippets as I rarely get an uninterrupted hour. Clash of Cultures [JC Bogle], Smart Couples Finish Rich & Automatic Millionaire [D Bach], Motley Fool & Wealthy Barber are old but still current.

[iliketosavemoney]

I've no idea of what you've read...I prefer quick reads and those easily read in snippets as I rarely get an uninterrupted hour. Clash of Cultures [JC Bogle], Smart Couples Finish Rich & Automatic Millionaire [D Bach], Motley Fool & Wealthy Barber are old but still current.

Thanks for the recommendations. I have only read the Richest Man in Babylon. I'm not looking for anything in particular. It's going to an audio book I listen to in car during my commute so quick reads would be perfect. I'll check out the ones you listed.

[Eagle]

So now the reason for the thread, any good recommendations for personal finance books?

These are the books I'd recommend Iliketosavemoney:

“The Total Money Makeover” (2003) by Dave Ramsey
"Investing for Dummies" (fourth edition 2014) by Eric Tyson (Investing basics)
"A Random Walk Down Wall Street" (2012) by Burton Malkiel
“The Richest Man in Babylon” (1926) by George S. Clason
"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" (2000) by Robert Kiyosaki
“The Essays of Warren Buffet” (3rd edition 2013) by Warren E. Buffet & Lawrence A. Cunnigham
"The Intelligent Investor" (1949) Benjamin Graham
"Think and Grow Rich" (1937) by Napoleon Hill
"The Millionaire Next Door" (1996) by Thomas Stanley and William Danko.

See this post for a brief description of the books.

[bjl584]

Thanks for the recommendations. I have only read the Richest Man in Babylon. I'm not looking for anything in particular. It's going to an audio book I listen to in car during my commute so quick reads would be perfect. I'll check out the ones you listed.

The Millionaire Next Door is a quick easy read.

Once you've read one or two of these personal financial books, you probably don't want to waste too much time reading more. They're all pretty basic and all pretty much give the same advice. There is definitely a factor of diminishing returns if you keep trying to read more and more books on personal financial management. Once you get the basic concepts down you may want to move on to books that focus on stock, ETF, options, and some more advanced investing concepts if that's your cup of tea.

[realbankingadvice]

Here are the five books that skyrocketed my financial success, to this day I have read each of these books atleast twice.

Always pick up something new from them. I hope you can enjoy them as much as I still do,

Im gonna go ahead and attach links to the books so you can read excerpts and check out the reviews.

1. Rich Dad Poor Dad
2. How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say--And What It Really Means
3. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
4.The Richest Man in Babylon
5. Stock Market Investing for Beginners: Essentials to Start Investing Successfully

Hope you find some of these interesting!

Best of luck.

Louis

[iliketosavemoney]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I got a lot of reading/listening to do!
I'm going to start with Millionaire next door because it seems to be on everyone's list.

[Firstofmanysteps]

I recommend you borrow and read all the finance books from your local library instead.

[Eagle]

I recommend you borrow and read all the finance books from your local library instead.

+1 to borrowing from the local library

[sandrark]

An older one, but very readable: Making the Most of Your Money, by Jane Bryant Quinn.