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10 best personal finance books in 2019
1.THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER
This book is one of the bestselling novels of Dave Ramsey.
The book talks about how a couple, Deacon Hayes and his wife
pay off their debt of $52,000 in just 18 months. Ramsey also
shares instances of people who paid off thousands of dollars of
debt.
There are over 50 real-life stories of debt pay off mentioned in
this. Dave puts his 20 years of counseling and financial teaching
into 7 organized, easy-to-follow steps that can lead people out of
debt and into a Total Money Makeover.
This book is designed for everyone. People will all levels of
income and all age groups.
2.YOURE SO MONEY: LIVE RICH, EVEN
WHEN YOURE NOT
This book is one of the greatest work of Farnoosh Torabi.
She breaks down the nuances of finance and makes
budgeting sound like cakewalk
The author focuses on prioritizing ones expenses
according to what they want the most.
She also calls for readers to not be frugal! This witty book
asks its readers to enjoy life. Torabi recommends budgeting
for luxurious items
The book is majorly targeted towards youngsters with the
motto, Live beyond your means but spend within them.
3.I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH
Ramit Sethis 6-week personal finance program for 20 to 35
year olds is a book which all you millennials should read.
This book revolves around the four pillars of personal
finance  banking, saving, investing and budgeting. It also
focuses on wealth building ideas for personal
entrepreneurship.
The author focuses on using an automated solution to
manage ones money. Automation in investing and saving
can help overcome psychological barriers and laziness.
The book also focuses on spending extravagantly on the
things that one loves, and cut costs mercilessly on the
things one doesnt!
4.RICH DAD POOR DAD
For a newcomer in the personal finance world, this classic
of 1997 by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter comes
very handy.
The author compares his two dads and how both of them
had two very different views on money and wealth.
He encourages readers to stop working, just so that they
can earn money. He wants readers to start working to
learn. This book sheds light on the notion that people can
think about money in the way his rich dad did and build
wealth along the way.
This book covers every possible parable about personal
finance
5.THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR
This bestseller by Thomas Stanley and William Danko
shows how intelligent investors invest.
It throws light on their philosophies and essentially
focuses on how hotshot investors do things differently and
accumulate wealth.
The idea infact is to think different, but not necessarily
think big.
According to the author, most rich people avoid
conspicuous display of wealth and choose to live well
below their standard. This allows them to build wealth
over time.
This book again focuses on discrediting the thought that
millionaires always have luxurious cars, a vault full of
jewelry and mansions across the world. This great piece
of work is especially for those who are easily enticed by
material goods.
6.YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE
Author Vicki Robin in this book focuses on a persons
emotional response and how one thinks about money. This
gives a diligent 9 step approach to financial independence.
The purpose of this book is to transform ones relationship
with money.
On the contrary, the relationship with money is reflected in
the sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that one can get
from ones connection to ones family, community and
planet.
Overall, the book expresses the idea that cheap is better
and living frugally will make you much more happier.
7.THE LITTLE BOOK OF COMMON
SENSE
This book comes from the founder John C. Bogle
of the Vanguard Group, the largest ETF company
across the globe.
The book focuses on stock picking techniques
and the basics of investing.
The author also focuses on index investing. The
book deals a technical outlook, when it comes to
investing.
It is filled with in-depth insights and practical
advice, which will show how to incorporate
proven investment strategy into your portfolio.
8.THE ONE-PAGE FINANCIAL PLAN
The author Carl Richards beautifully showcases how
behavior determines whether someone will succeed
financially or not, which stock they can pick and how
much they can earn.
The book focuses on not striving for financial
perfection and instead committing to a process of
guessing and making an adjustment when things go
off track.
This book is targeted for audience of all ages, as it
simplifies the complex financial planning process.
9.YOU NEED A BUDGET
This is a must-read book on budgeting by Jesse Meacham.
The book shows how one can get out of debt and snap out from a
life, living from paycheck to paycheck
The process described in the book allows one to live a bit more
freely and takes away concerns that comes with being short of
cash
Authors proven method of four, simple rule aims to transform
money management from a paralyzing burden to a powerful tool,
putting one in total control of ones life.
10. THE MOTLEY FOOL. YOU HAVE
MORE THAN YOU THINK
This New York Times bestseller by David Gardner and Tom Gardner aims at
taking control of personal finance. This book provides a guide for anyone trying
to balance lifestyle aspirations and financial realities.
This book has a humorous twist to it and it presents a light-hearted approach
that convinces the reader investing is not that hard. In fact, it can be achieved
by just using common sense!

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10 best personal finance books in 2019

  • 2. 1.THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER This book is one of the bestselling novels of Dave Ramsey. The book talks about how a couple, Deacon Hayes and his wife pay off their debt of $52,000 in just 18 months. Ramsey also shares instances of people who paid off thousands of dollars of debt. There are over 50 real-life stories of debt pay off mentioned in this. Dave puts his 20 years of counseling and financial teaching into 7 organized, easy-to-follow steps that can lead people out of debt and into a Total Money Makeover. This book is designed for everyone. People will all levels of income and all age groups.
  • 3. 2.YOURE SO MONEY: LIVE RICH, EVEN WHEN YOURE NOT This book is one of the greatest work of Farnoosh Torabi. She breaks down the nuances of finance and makes budgeting sound like cakewalk The author focuses on prioritizing ones expenses according to what they want the most. She also calls for readers to not be frugal! This witty book asks its readers to enjoy life. Torabi recommends budgeting for luxurious items The book is majorly targeted towards youngsters with the motto, Live beyond your means but spend within them.
  • 4. 3.I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH Ramit Sethis 6-week personal finance program for 20 to 35 year olds is a book which all you millennials should read. This book revolves around the four pillars of personal finance banking, saving, investing and budgeting. It also focuses on wealth building ideas for personal entrepreneurship. The author focuses on using an automated solution to manage ones money. Automation in investing and saving can help overcome psychological barriers and laziness. The book also focuses on spending extravagantly on the things that one loves, and cut costs mercilessly on the things one doesnt!
  • 5. 4.RICH DAD POOR DAD For a newcomer in the personal finance world, this classic of 1997 by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter comes very handy. The author compares his two dads and how both of them had two very different views on money and wealth. He encourages readers to stop working, just so that they can earn money. He wants readers to start working to learn. This book sheds light on the notion that people can think about money in the way his rich dad did and build wealth along the way. This book covers every possible parable about personal finance
  • 6. 5.THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR This bestseller by Thomas Stanley and William Danko shows how intelligent investors invest. It throws light on their philosophies and essentially focuses on how hotshot investors do things differently and accumulate wealth. The idea infact is to think different, but not necessarily think big. According to the author, most rich people avoid conspicuous display of wealth and choose to live well below their standard. This allows them to build wealth over time. This book again focuses on discrediting the thought that millionaires always have luxurious cars, a vault full of jewelry and mansions across the world. This great piece of work is especially for those who are easily enticed by material goods.
  • 7. 6.YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE Author Vicki Robin in this book focuses on a persons emotional response and how one thinks about money. This gives a diligent 9 step approach to financial independence. The purpose of this book is to transform ones relationship with money. On the contrary, the relationship with money is reflected in the sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that one can get from ones connection to ones family, community and planet. Overall, the book expresses the idea that cheap is better and living frugally will make you much more happier.
  • 8. 7.THE LITTLE BOOK OF COMMON SENSE This book comes from the founder John C. Bogle of the Vanguard Group, the largest ETF company across the globe. The book focuses on stock picking techniques and the basics of investing. The author also focuses on index investing. The book deals a technical outlook, when it comes to investing. It is filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, which will show how to incorporate proven investment strategy into your portfolio.
  • 9. 8.THE ONE-PAGE FINANCIAL PLAN The author Carl Richards beautifully showcases how behavior determines whether someone will succeed financially or not, which stock they can pick and how much they can earn. The book focuses on not striving for financial perfection and instead committing to a process of guessing and making an adjustment when things go off track. This book is targeted for audience of all ages, as it simplifies the complex financial planning process.
  • 10. 9.YOU NEED A BUDGET This is a must-read book on budgeting by Jesse Meacham. The book shows how one can get out of debt and snap out from a life, living from paycheck to paycheck The process described in the book allows one to live a bit more freely and takes away concerns that comes with being short of cash Authors proven method of four, simple rule aims to transform money management from a paralyzing burden to a powerful tool, putting one in total control of ones life.
  • 11. 10. THE MOTLEY FOOL. YOU HAVE MORE THAN YOU THINK This New York Times bestseller by David Gardner and Tom Gardner aims at taking control of personal finance. This book provides a guide for anyone trying to balance lifestyle aspirations and financial realities. This book has a humorous twist to it and it presents a light-hearted approach that convinces the reader investing is not that hard. In fact, it can be achieved by just using common sense!