Not long after I wrote The Only Five Money Books You'll Ever Need, I ran into a book that's worthy for consideration into the top five (which, as you know, doesn't happen that often). It's one of the best new books on finances I've read in a long time, so I thought I'd tell you a bit about it. I'd also love to hear your thoughts if you've read it. The Simple Path to … [Read more...]
The Only Five Money Books You’ll Ever Need
A couple months ago a friend on Facebook asked what books people recommended on various money topics. Without batting an eye or even pausing a moment to reflect I immediately responded: For retirement, How Much Money Do I Need to Retire? by Todd R. Tresidder can't be beat. Absolutely amazing! For investing, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing. For general finance, The … [Read more...]
Stop Acting Rich: The Relationship Between Jobs and Wealth
When I posted Stop Acting Rich Overview and Thoughts on Wealth, Habits, and Happiness I promised that I would follow up with some thoughts from Stop Acting Rich: ...And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire on jobs people have and how it impacts their net worth. This post will cover those subjects. There's lots to cover, so let's get started. High Income Doesn't Translate … [Read more...]
Stop Acting Rich: The House You Buy Determines Your Wealth
When I posted Stop Acting Rich Overview and Thoughts on Wealth, Habits, and Happiness I promised that I would follow up with some thoughts from Stop Acting Rich: ...And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire on home ownership and how it impacts a person's net worth. This is the fulfillment of that promise. :) There's lots to share, so let's get to it. How an Expensive … [Read more...]
Stop Acting Rich Overview and Thoughts on Wealth, Habits, and Happiness
As many of you know, I read a lot. I read many financial blogs (around 200) and always have a stack of books on my shelf waiting to be read. I've been that way most of my life and thus have read thousands of books in my lifetime. I've probably read a thousand alone on the topic of personal finance, and let me say, most of them are not great. That's why I have a book … [Read more...]
Can Getting Up Early Make You Wealthy?
You may have noticed in this site's right sidebar that there's a section titled "what I'm reading now" about two-thirds of the way down the page. Listed there is a book titled The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM). I actually read it for the first time a few months ago and have been re-reading it again both for myself … [Read more...]
Seven Rewarding Reads for the Beach
Now that summer is almost over, I'm getting around to posting this. :) Money magazine had an article in their July issue that lists "seven rewarding reads for the beach". The idea is that these are good personal finance books to read while you're lounging at the beach. I'm thinking that if they are good for the beach, they're good for home too. :) Anyway, I thought … [Read more...]
The Best Personal Finance Books of All Time: Your Money or Your Life
This post is the latest in my series on the Best Personal Finance Books of All Time. As a refresher, we've already covered: The Millionaire Next Door The Richest Man in Babylon Bogleheads' Guide to Investing The Automatic Millionaire Today we'll discuss Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial … [Read more...]
The Best Personal Finance Books of All Time: The Automatic Millionaire
This post is the latest in my series on the Best Personal Finance Books of All Time. As a refresher, we've already covered: The Millionaire Next Door The Richest Man in Babylon Bogleheads' Guide to Investing Today we'll discuss The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich, a simple but powerful book. Overview One of the best … [Read more...]
What I’ve Been Reading
Here's an interesting piece from the Business Insider. It's titled: "A self-made millionaire who studied 1,200 wealthy people found they all have one — free — pastime in common". Want to guess what that pastime is? Yep. Reading. The highlights of the piece: In his research, he noticed a pastime the rich have in common: They self-educate by reading. "Walk into a … [Read more...]
