Book recommendations

Book recommendations

Managing money well is a skill that can change your life. Yet, many people struggle with financial decisions, saving, and investing. One of the best ways to improve your financial habits and mindset is by learning from experts who have studied money management deeply. Books on personal finance offer valuable lessons, practical advice, and fresh perspectives that can help you take control of your finances and build lasting wealth.

In this post, I share some of my favorite personal finance books that have helped me, and countless others rethink money, develop better habits, and plan for a secure future. Whether you are just starting out or want to sharpen your financial skills, these books provide clear guidance and inspiring stories to support your journey.

1.       Rich Dad Poor Dad  https://amzn.to/48wpAGu

This 1997 book by Robert Kiyosaki, an entrepreneur, compares two mindsets on money: the Rich Dad who is an entrepreneurial thinker with the Poor Dad, the conventional careerist. This popular work shares strategies on financial literacy, how to accumulate assets rather than liabilities, and how to earn passive income. One of Kiyosaki’s main lessons is that the reader should buy income-generating assets rather than liabilities, even if the liability may look like an investment.

2.     Budget Basics https://amzn.to/3KVW5EU

The Ultimate Budget & Debt Management Planner

This comprehensive 24-Month Budget Book is designed to help you take control of your finances, track your spending, save for the future, and tackle your debt with confidence. It combines budgeting, savings, and debt repayment strategies into one easy-to-use resource. Whether you’re planning for short-term goals or building long-term financial stability, this book has the tools and guidance to keep you on track.

3.     Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover https://amzn.to/3KskJwV 

Dave Ramsey, a personal finance educator, wrote his 2003 bestselling book to provide a simple strategy to get out of debt and build wealth. In The Total Money Makeover, Ramsey lays out his “7 Baby Steps” which include steps like saving $1,000 as an emergency fund, paying off debt and investing for retirement. Ramsey also encourages avoiding credit cards universally, not taking out car loans and using a zero-based budget, ensuring every dollar of income is accounted for expenses when you earn it.

4.     Think and grow Rich https://amzn.to/4q9MxVX

Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice is based on the principles of wealth that Napoleon Hill formulated in his phenomenal bestseller Think and Grow Rich. When Hill died, he left behind a manuscript aimed at the specific problems of Black Americans, and the Napoleon Hill Foundation chose author and entrepreneur Dennis Kimbro to complete it. Kimbro combines Napoleon Hill’s law of success with his own vast knowledge of business, contemporary affairs, and the vibrant culture of Black America. The result is inspiring, practical, clearly written, and totally workable. Use it to unlock the treasure you have always dreamed of—the treasure that is at last within your reach.

5.     Get good with Money https://amzn.to/3MyFYh0

Revealing this practical ten-step process for the first time in its entirety, Get Good with Money introduces the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness: a realistic, achievable, and energizing alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems. With helpful checklists, worksheets, a tool kit of resources, and advanced advice from experts who Tiffany herself relies on (her "Budgetnista Boosters"), Get Good with Money gets crystal clear on the short-term actions that lead to long-term goals.

Bottom Line

The best finance books not only help the reader with the steps to take to become financially free, but they also help shift your mindset and habits, and influence other aspects of your life, as well as your financial life. Whether you’re interested in learning strategies for budgeting, reducing debt, planning for unexpected economic events, or streamline your investing strategies, there’s books in this article for you.