The list below is a list of books that changed how I think about at least one piece of the puzzle, whether that piece was money, time, or just how I run my own life.
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If you only read four books off this list, make it these.
"The book that convinced me investing does not have to be exciting to work. Warren Buffett studied under Graham himself and has called this the best book on investing ever written. Still the best foundation I know."
Get the Book →"Lynch makes the case that you already know more about good companies than most professionals do."
Get the Book →"The book that changed everything I had been taught about money growing up. I do not agree with everything in it, but the shift on assets versus liabilities alone was worth the read."
Get the Book →"This is the book that taught me what my time was actually worth, and pushed me to think outside the box instead of just accepting the default forty year plan."
Get the Book →No particular order. Take what applies to you and leave the rest.
"A deep dive into tax lien investing that most people have never even heard of. Not for everyone, but a good reminder that there is more than one way to build income."
Get the Book →"A simple question that cuts through a lot of noise: what is the one thing that makes everything else easier or unnecessary."
Get the Book →"Practical and unglamorous about what real estate investing actually takes, instead of the version you see on social media."
Get the Book →"McElroy breaks down how to actually run the numbers on a property instead of just falling in love with it."
Get the Book →"A genuinely good starting point if the market still feels intimidating and every other book assumes too much."
Get the Book →"The follow up that gets more specific and more tactical. Worth reading once the first book has already done its job on your mindset."
Get the Book →"Bogle's whole argument fits on a napkin: stop trying to beat the market and just own it instead. I still come back to this one."
Get the Book →"Another income focused strategy book. I read it the same way I read most investing books: take the framework, leave the hype."
Get the Book →"Not a finance book at all, but one of the best sales books I have read. Selling well is its own kind of financial skill."
Get the Book →"A short read on what actually makes an organization function well. Useful even when your only employee is you."
Get the Book →"The core idea is simple and uncomfortable: everything is on you. That framework has been useful far outside of anything military related."
Get the Book →"Wealth is mostly a habits problem wearing a finance costume. Clear explains why small systems beat big goals."
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