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Key Takeaways: The Top 5 Books
The 5 best personal finance books of all time are:
- The Richest Man In Babylon - George S. Clason
- Financial Peace Revisited - Dave Ramsey
- Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
- Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant - Robert Kiyosaki
- The Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
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Why These Top Personal Finance Books Matter
There are few topics as divisive or important as money.
Why? Because while “the love of money” may be “the root of all evil”, a lack of it is a huge driver mental and physical suffering.
Hundreds of millions of Americans, billions of people worldwide, are slaves to debt or trapped in poverty with what seems like no hope of escape.
And so much of that suffering shouldn’t happen.
In fact, all many folks need to find the pathway to financial freedom is a basic financial education. One that’s sorely (and shockingly) absent from our schools and universities today.
That’s why these best books on personal finance are so important.
They fill a gap that simply shouldn’t exist.
Whether you’re deep in debt, struggling with more month than money or just never had the time (or opportunity) to learn how to conquer your cashflow…
Reading just one or two books on this list is hand’s down the fastest and easiest way to boost your life satisfaction and take control of your future today.
Which Book Should You Read First?
If you’re in debt, just getting started and/or want a quick action-plan to get on top of your finances, I’d strongly recommend starting with Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover.
Once the pressure’s off, you can come back to this list, scan from top to bottom and dive into whichever of these best personal finance books grabs you next.
If you loved Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover there’s a good chance you’ll also love Financial Peace Revisited. My personal favourites (and suggestions to read next) would be Rich Dad Poor Dad and then Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki.
What You WON’T Find on This Page…
This list is full of books that focus on financial freedom.
For more books on money, check out these reading lists of:
For more books to support the changes many authors suggest below, check out these lists of:
- The Best Books on Mindset (with classics like Think and Grow Rich) and
- The Best Books on Productivity (including great books on goal setting and habits).
For now, though, here’s the list of the best personal finance books of all time…
The 40 Best Personal Finance Books Ever Written
Why these best personal finance books and not others? To stay objective, I rank all my book recommendations by what’s most loved (Goodreads rating), what’s most popular (Goodreads review count) and what’s proven timelessly relevant (first publication date).
This isn’t a whimsical list. It’s a data-driven, crowdsourced collection of the best personal finance books ever published as decided by book lovers just like you. (Note: To maximise diversity, I only include the top ranking book from any series in a list.)
And if you think something's missing? I LOVE book recommendations so if there are any other best personal finance books that you think deserve mentioning, email me and I’ll be sure to include them in the next round of updates.
Until then, enjoy this ultimate list of the 40 best personal finance books of all time...
Books 1-10: The Top 10 Best Personal Finance Books of All Time
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