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What’s the one personal finance book
that had the biggest impact in your life?
I asked over 20 bloggers what was the book that impacted their life the most. There are a few
that kept coming up. See below for all of their suggestions. (May contain affiliate links)
FamilyMoneyPlan.com
I have three favorites, but my #1 is I Will Teach You To Be Rich by fellow
blogger Ramit Sethi. That book not only gave actual action-items to do, but
it was funny as hell! And I'm all about being entertained while also learning
at the same time, haha...
The other two books btw are The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach,
and The Richest Man in Babylon - a classic - by George S. Clason
-J Money -Rockstar Finance
Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez. Reading that book made me
think of my time differently and how I spent money. For example, I started
thinking of my purchases in hours worked. Suddenly a lunch out didn’t
seem so good if it was costing 1-2 hours of work.
-Dear Debt
Hands down, Your Money or Your Life. The book can be life changing if you
let it.
-Centsibly Rich
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey – I owe my debt-free journey
to that book.
-Hope and Cents
The Wealthy Barber Returns is probably my favourite personal finance
book.
-Kate Saves
My most recent purchase was Dear Debt. I bought the book directly from
the author (hi Melanie!) at FinCon 2016 and read the entire book on my
flight home. It was great. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend picking it
up.
-Get Rich Quickish
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When I was in medical school on a particularly brutal rotation, and not
loving life, I wondered if I might rather get rich quick than spend another 40
years in medicine. I sent my Dad, who was pretty money savvy, an article
about swing trading. He responded by sending me The Only Investment
Guide You’ll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias.
-Physician On Fire
Garrett: Cashflow Quadrant
Claudia: Think and Grow Rich!
-Two Cup House
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. The debt snowball is brilliant
and those quick wins definitely help to keep you motivated as you pay off
debt. Dave also does a good job of addressing some of the factors that
keep us in debt in the first place – like trying so hard to keep up with “the
Joneses” and just be “normal”.
-Frugal Millennial
I haaaaaate to say this but probably The Wealthy Barber, if only because it
was the first personal finance book I read in high school! More recent,
great, impactful reads would be I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramie Sethi
and Stop Overthinking Your Money by Preet Banerjee!
-Half Banked
I may actually be the worst personal finance blogger in the world, because I
have hardly read any (okay, I've read none) personal finance books. I really
like Million Dollar Women
-Mixed Up Money
Not everyone is a fan, but Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover. I’m not
religious, and I can see why the book might turn some people off, but the
financial advice is solid. It made me realize money is more about behavior
than math.
-The Wild Wong
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I like The Millionaire Next Door. That book proves REAL wealth in this
country isn’t necessarily obvious, and the people whom we assume are
wealthy, due to the cars they drive and things they display (read: show off),
are probably swimming in mountains of debt. There are a lot of millionaires
out there that drive regular cars, live in normal homes and shop at
traditional stores like Walmart and Target. In truth, that’s why they are rich.
-Think Save Retire
Hands down the one that changed my view on money and how I think
about it was the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. I was a different persona
after reading that.
-Family Money Plan
I read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Roberty Kiyosaki when I got out of college,
and it really made me realize the difference behind the reality of someone’s
situation and the one they present to the world. I saw that I could build
wealth, but it may mean sacrificing the really nice cars and homes and
clothes…and I’m ok with that.
-Britt and the Benjamins
Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach - hence the blog name, Smart
Woman :)
-Smart Woman
The Millionaire Next Door was the first personal finance book that taught
me that there is more to wealth than possessions. It is the book that got me
started on my finance journey.
-It Pays Dividends
Money Girl’s Smart Moves to Grow Rich by Laura D. Adams. It was the first
personal finance book that didn’t feel condescending to me and had a
bunch of really clear, actionable steps to start sorting out my finances. I
read it years ago, well before I started blogging, and it really inspired me to
start paying more attention to where my money was going.
-Broke Girl Rich
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I had a professor in undergrad insist that I read Veblen’s The Theory of the
Leisure Class. I went down swinging that semester. But in hindsight, it was
the start of my slow awakening in terms of conspicuous consumption.
-She Picks Up Pennies
Smart women finish rich by David Bach. This was the first personal finance
I book I picked up shortly after I graduated from college and I literally read it
to shreds and then had to purchase another copy. It introduced me to
concepts I didn’t understand and would ordinarily have never really thought
about - retirement savings and what my 401k was, the latte factor and how
saving small over time could actually be a big deal. It was an amazing book
for young Bola.
-Clever Girl Finance
Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover. It was the very first personal
finance book that I read. Knowing what I know now I see that some of his
stuff is crazy and radical - mostly the stuff about cash. At its core it's all stuff
that completely makes sense - spend less than you earn, debt is dumb, get
on a budget.
-Dad is Cheap
I don’t read as many personal finance books these days as I used to, more
online magazines and blogs. So I’d have to save Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I
read this shortly after college and it really opened my eyes to thinking about
money differently and helped frame my approach to personal finance as I
entered the working world.
-The Green Swan
Ok I have two! When I was in debt it was Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total
Money Makeover. Now that I am out of debt and savings/investing, it’s
the Millionaire Next Door.
-My Money Counts
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