Zak Parker
You are bad with money, aren’t you? Your finances are a mess, aren’t they? Even if those statements might not completely apply to you, wouldn’t you wish to have absolute control over your finances?
At least a thorough understanding of what the hell bearish, bailouts, benchmarks and a plethora of other terms actually mean when spoken by the financially savvy? Time to stop being a sheep when the money players are talking and learn to leverage finances in your favor. Learn about it with these books
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#1 From Zero to $avvy: A Quick Guide to Investing by Jennifer Jank
Book recommendation by Jennifer Jank from Divorce Nest
This book helps beginning investors get started. It’s easy to read, in a conversational tone, and doesn’t dig into unnecessary details.
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#2 My Money Matters by LaKesha Womack
Book recommendation by LaKesha Womack from Womack Consulting Group
My Money Matters is a financial literacy workbook series. There is a version created for kids, teens, and adults so that families can work each week on a budget while learning a financial lesson on budgeting, goal setting, saving, and investing. The lessons are congruent for each age group to encourage discussion about financial planning.
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#3 Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together by Erin Lowry
Book recommendation by David Reischer, Esq. from LegalAdvice.com
This is a humorous but also informative book about money matters specifically written for the Millennial generation. The book gives practical advice for young people on how to have a healthy relationship with money but through real everyday examples and helpful tips on how to manage money. The book does belabor old tired tropes like ‘debt is bad’ and ‘do not overspend’ but rather provides situational stories and examples of how we should relate to money in a healthy way with family, friends and our social circle. I highly recommend this book.
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#4 Startup Money Made Easy by Maria Aspan
Book recommendation by Lisa Kaitlyn
If you’ve EVER thought about starting a business, pick this book up! Editor at Large of Inc. Magazine Maria Aspan covers everything from honing your idea to raising funds, to protecting your business, to what happens when your family gets involved, to managing employees––and she does it in a way that is so engaging, you don’t want to put the book down! Sharing from her own experience and interviews with the likes of Mark Cuban, Bobbi Brown, Daymond John and so many others, Maria amazingly crams so much wisdom in such a relatively small book.
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#5 The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins
Book recommendation by Ahna Holloran from Fika Finance
This series of blog articles originally written to help his daughter, JL Collins clearly and lightheartedly explains the basics of investing and why it’s important. He points out common misconceptions about the stock market that lead many to be afraid to put their money there, and shows how it’s the single greatest investment vehicle of all time. Retirement doesn’t have to wait until 70 and Collins shows readers how reaching financial independence isn’t rocket science. After finishing this book, readers will have the knowledge and confidence to take control of their financial future through investing and saving.
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#6 The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle
Book recommendation by Nicolas Straut from Fundera
In the The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, John Bogle effectively argues that it’s far too difficult for the average investor to consistently pick individual stock winners and for this reason, investors should invest in the stock market itself by investing in the S&P 500 or Total Stock Market index funds. By investing in these index funds, investors will earn average returns and avoid the concentrated risk of individual stocks.
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#7 No One Can Escape the 4 Laws by Eloy Rodrigo Colombo
Book recommendation by Eloy Rodrigo Colombo
“This book by Eloy R. Colombo is about the, forgotten, 4 main laws of economics, discovered by León Walras around the year 1860.
Those laws rule every relationship between all of us and all that resulted from these relationships, include the financial market.
In the book, using the 4 laws of economics, the author “”built”” the entire economy, piece by piece, including the crucial explanation about what money really is to be possible to explain how the financial market works.
With the 4 laws as background, the author can show that the “money’s price” and the inflation rate drive the financial assets price behavior and, that they have the power to put a limit on the assets price.
This book is a breakthrough in financial markets behavior understanding.”
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#8 The Old Money Book: How To Live Better While Spending Less – Secrets of America’s Upper Class by Byron Tully
Book recommendation by Byron Tully from The Old Money Book
Plenty of books discuss how to save, budget, and invest. This book reveals the ‘why’ of it all: the Core Values of Old Money, i.e., the habits and priorities of people who’ve had money for generations. Obviously somebody knew how to make it, but the ‘secrets’ that the author details here focus on how they’ve kept it. The surprise waiting for many readers? The same values, priorities, and habits that preserve wealth can also contribute to accumulating it, as well as living a richer life in the process. Popular and timeless for a reason.
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#9 The Slicing Pie Handbook by Mike Moyer
Book recommendation by Mike Moyer from Slicing Pie
Startup companies finance their operations by simply not paying for the resources it needs. Founders often pay little or nothing for salaries, rent, advising, supplies, etc. But, how does this form of financing translate into ownership? The Slicing Pie Handbook describes an equity model for companies who finance their operations without actual financing!
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#10 The C.A.S.H. Formula by WenFang Yang Bruchett
Book recommendation by WenFang Bruchett from BlissFinance
This book shows readers how to become their Financial Boss based on the author’s 25 years of banking experience. The book gives strategies and step-by-step guidance to financial freedom specific to attain loan approvals (business, personal and mortgage), improving credit scores, leveraging assets, saving wisely, budgeting skillset, debt management and maintain overall health to save money.
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#11 Your Money Or Your Life by Vicki Robin
Book recommendation by Michael Outar from Savebly
Your Money Or Your Life by Vicki Robin is one of the best finance books that you can read. This book makes you think about money differently and puts you in the “pay myself first” mindset. Vicki Robin discusses the idea of your “real hourly-wage” and how you are making much less and spending much more than you think you are. If you are ready to take control of your money and pay yourself first this is the book to read!
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#12 “Incremental Improvements: Change Your Life One Small Step At A Time” by Mike Brodsky
Book recommendation by Mike Brodsky from Incremental Improvements
Financial Advisor, Mike Brodsky, shares ideas and strategies for changing your life, one small step at a time. If you’ve had a hard time sticking with your resolutions, this book provides simple strategies to improve many aspects of your life. The Financial chapter includes many ideas and lots of useful information to help you take the necessary steps to build your wealth.
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#13 Money Matters by Karen Ford
Book recommendation by Karen Ford from karenford.org
This book provides sound teaching and practical guidance for learning how to manage finances and invest in your future. If you are ready to move out of financial bondage and into financial freedom, then Money Matters will provide you with hope and positive direction while building your faith and increasing your ability to walk in generosity.
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#14 On Impact by Sir Ronald Cohen
Book recommendation by Stephanie D. Robinson from impact investing
Everyone should try to understand the meaning of impact investing for it addresses the need for companies to think about the common good. This is not about socialism but about capitalism put to good use — with a financial return.
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#15 America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money by Steve & Annette Economides
Book recommendation by Steve & Annette Economides from MoneySmartFamily.com
This is a NY Times Best Selling book that makes managing money easy to understand and implement. Written by real people with a kids, a house, and pets. They cover how to get out of debt, manage money, buy groceries for less, go on vacation without debt, but good quality clothes for less and raise kids who will become financially independent.
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#16 31 days to a greater understanding of money by Karen Ford
Book recommendation by Karen Ford from karenford.org
Do you struggle with your finances? How can you gain control of your money and live free from the stress of issues surrounding money? Karen Ford, a master financial coach, takes economic principles from the Bible and presents them in an easy-to-follow, inspirational 31 day devotional. This material will help you get out of debt and enjoy the financial freedom God desires you to experience!
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#17 Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Book recommendation by Rob Drury, Executive Director, Association of Christian Financial Advisors from Association of Christian Financial Advisors
I have to say that I consider Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover to be the overall best financial book in circulation today. Still, there is no better general resource for the average American to combat debt, prepare for the future, and create a long term personal financial plan. If started early enough, this book will guide most anyone through life’s financial journey.
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#18 Dirt Cheap Adult: A Millennial’s Guide to Life on a Budget by Amanda Kintz
Book recommendation by Amanda Kintz from Crunchy Hippie Life
Can you live on just $16,000 a year? Author Amanda Kintz shares her experience of living on a tight budget while paying down debt and living a healthy lifestyle. This is the manual for adulthood you need if you are looking for creative and effective budgeting tips, life hacks, and encouragement to get a handle on adulting and live your best life.
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#19 Millionaire expat: How to Build Wealth Living Overseas by Andrew Hallam
Book recommendation by Kelly Hayes-Raitt from Author, “How to Become a Housesitter: Insider Tips from the HouseSit Diva”
I’ve been traveling full-time for the past 10 years as a housesitter where I live in someone’s home at no cost while caring for their pets….and this book has really helped me organize my finances so I can afford to continue traveling for as long as I want! Easy to understand.
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#20 The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer and Michael Lebeouf
Book recommendation by Jarek from Time in the Market
This book by three authors from the Bogleheads forums is a fantastic introduction to the world of investing. It speaks to all facets of life that may be touched by money and gives great practical advice that is easily followed and will read to investing success. The book shows that investing doesn’t have to be complicated and does it in a simple understandable way. It’s the perfect introduction to the world of investing.
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