Financial Literature and Other Resources

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Today I set aside the earlier bulk of the afternoon to take a field trip to my library and stock up on reading material. Here are some of the treasures I extracted.

Currently Reading:

• "Smart Women Finish Rich" by David Bach
• "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason
• "The Millionaire Mind" by Thomas J. Stanley

Currently on Request from Scattered Local Branches:

• "The Millionaire Next Door" by Thomas Stanley & William Danko
• "One Minute Millionaire" by Victor Hansen & Robert Allen
• "The Bogleheads Guide to Investing" by Taylor Larimore et al.

What I've Finished Reading:

• "The Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey
• "Young, Fabulous and Broke" by Suze Orman
• "The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom" by Suze Orman
• "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki
• "The Automatic Millionaire" by David Bach
• "The Road to Wealth" by Suze Orman
• "The Courage to be Rich" by Suze Orman

I also curled up in a comfy chair in the corner for an hour and browsed through some articles in Money Magazine, Kiplingers and Business Week.

I ♥ my library.

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Comments

[BigBuddha]

That is some pretty good ready material you have built up there ... good on you ... as I always say

Financial Knowledge is the Key to Financial Prosperity

Keep up the good reading.

[DEBTective]

Dollface, I'm big-time proud of you for not overspending yourself, and reading and learning how the dough really works. Stay away from the debt, and you'll get ahead. Here's looking at you, kid.

[Martin]

What did you think of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"? I read it and was not a fan. What was your opinion on it?

[kelly]

Pretty impressive to be money savvy early on. Congrats to that. There's another book you need to check out. It's called Women, Get Answers About Your Money by Carolyn Castleberry. It's relatively new so you may not find it in your library, but if you can get it, i think you'd find it helpful. It's a basic guide to all money matters and clarifies all those weird money terms that can be confusing. Check it out!

[Jason]

Those are all good books. You might look into reading "Creating Wealth" by Robert G Allen and also "Building Wealth" by Russ Whitney. Their more real estate based but great for anyone. The key I've found to becoming rich is to focus more on the return your money makes than on the vehicle you use, and to give back a portion of your wealth. 50% to 100% annual return is a good start if you want to retire early. Good Luck.