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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 FamilyMoneyPlan.com 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 FamilyMoneyPlan.com 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 FamilyMoneyPlan.com 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 FamilyMoneyPlan.com