Comments on: 10 Books About Money That You MUST Read

By: Nnamdi Iregbulem

Nnamdi Iregbulem — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:57:09 +0000

I personally swear by Rich Dad Poor Dad and Think and Grow Rich.

Kiyosaki is the guy who got me interested in business and not working a 9-5 for my whole life. I don’t know where my mind would be without it.

I have Think and Grow Rich on my bookshelf right now. I’ve read through it about 2 times now. I learn something new every time.

By: Charlie the Tuna

Charlie the Tuna — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:21:33 +0000

I’ve got to second Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace Revisited,” or pretty much anything else he’s written. He’s one of the few financial authors who talks about the “whys” of consumerism. What would really make you happy? He’s also more oriented towards people already in debt, but those are great cautionary tales for folks just starting out.

An example: One piece of advice is to never buy a new car – buy a 2-3 year old car off lease or used. In the twenty five years since my wife and I graduated from college, if we had followed that advice, we would have $200K tucked away in savings (we each got new cars every five years, could have saved $5-10K per car, plus the magic of compound interest).

I’d be a lot happier with $200K in the bank than the thrill of driving off the lot ever made me

By: DS Card

DS Card — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:34:06 +0000

Hey, friend i have got such worthy stuff here in my first visit on your site. Everyone want to become a rich person. Your 10 books seems very useful to get much knowledge about making money.

By: maxleibman

maxleibman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:30:30 +0000

I like your list. But one gripe:

Re: Richard Kiyosaki and "sleazy seminars," more than the seminars are sleazy. There's a great write-up by another real-estate investor at http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html -- he points out a number of contradictions, clearly false statements, and even illegalities in Kiyosaki's work.

That said, I don't want to leave on a sour note, so I'll also point out some books I really like: Dave Ramsey's "Financial Peace Revisited," or (for the less religious) Jean Chatzky's "Pay It Down." Debt is a huge issue for many college students (or likely will be soon after graduation), and these are my favorite books on the subject of getting rid of debt.

Also, I recently read Paul McKenna's I Can Make You Rich; I don't buy everything he has to say, but an interesting read to be sure, and very much in keeping with the spirit of other titles on your list. Cheers!

By: Money Mandy

Money Mandy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:12:51 +0000

Looking forward to reading The Millionaire Next Door in hopes of becoming a millionaire myself one day ! Thanks for the book suggestions!

By: Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife

Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:39:52 +0000

Yeah I've heard there was a lot of crap seminars etc that the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad tries to sell. I don't worry with that stuff… the book itself is pretty good.

4 Hour Workweek is one of my all time favorites. You're going to enjoy it!

By: JC

JC — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:12 +0000

Think and Grow Rich was one of the first finance books I ever read. I think I was 19 at the time. Later I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and while I liked it, I hate all the bull crap associated with the book(sleazy seminars etc).

I am going to get the New 4-Hour Workweek as I have heard nothing but great things about the original.

By: Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife

Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:37:58 +0000

Cool. I gotta check those out!

By: antiSWer

antiSWer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:57:06 +0000

Your Money Or Your Life by Vicky Robins and Joe Dominguez is an essential read and should be at the top of the list, IMO.